Chair: 

Sammi Bourke, Head of Operations, Irish Farmers Journal

Vice Chair:

Deirdre Veldon, Managing Director, The Irish Times Group

Chief Executive:

Ann Marie Lenihan

Communications & Programmes Director:

Lisa Buckley

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