Paul Dale (born 1970) announced in July 2010 as the first
CTO to be appointed to the management board at
ITV plc, the oldest and largest commercial television network in the UK. Dale regards his family home to be
Rowrah
Rowrah is a village in Cumbria, England, and spans the civil parishes of Arlecdon and Frizington and Lamplugh. The majority of Rowrah is within Arlecdon and Frizington. The parish boundaries are formed from the Windergill Beck and Colliergate B ...
.
Early life and education
Dale grew up and went to school in
Workington,
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
(now
Cumbria). He attended
Stainburn School
Workington Academy is a mixed secondary school in Workington, Cumbria that was formed in September 2015 as a result of the merger of ''Southfield Technology College'' and ''Stainburn School and Science College''.
History
The former school, Sta ...
and went on to
Sellafield
Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nucle ...
to complete and apprenticeship as an
instrument mechanic
Instrument mechanics in engineering are tradesmen who specialize in installing, troubleshooting, and repairing instrumentation, automation and control systems. The term "Instrument Mechanic" came about because it was a combination of light mechan ...
.
He studied at
Lancaster University
Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...
.
Career
Nuclear industry
Dale completed an apprenticeship as an
instrument mechanic
Instrument mechanics in engineering are tradesmen who specialize in installing, troubleshooting, and repairing instrumentation, automation and control systems. The term "Instrument Mechanic" came about because it was a combination of light mechan ...
with
BNFL
British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) was a nuclear energy and fuels company owned by the UK Government. It was a manufacturer of nuclear fuel (notably MOX), ran reactors, generated and sold electricity, reprocessed and managed spent fuel (mainly ...
at their
Sellafield
Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nucle ...
site.
Media industry
Dale started his media career in 1991.
He was founder and director of
Bailrigg FM in 1994.
In 1995 he joined
NDS NDS may stand for:
* Low German ( nl, Nedersaksisch, links=no, german: Niederdeutsche Sprache, links=no, ISO 639-2 language code: nds), a West Germanic language native to Northern Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
* Lower Saxony (german: Niedersa ...
at their
Southampton Site as a
Project Manager
A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any undertaking that has a defined scope, defined start and a defined f ...
delivering
CA and
MPEG digital
head ends.
In 2002 he was appointed as Technology Director at
BSkyB
Sky UK Limited is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television and broadband Internet services, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of ...
in their Networked Media division.
In 2006 he joined the
BBC as Controller of Future Media and Technology for
BBC Vision.
In 2008 Dale was appointed
CTO of
Astro
Astro may refer to:
Entertainment and media
* Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band
* Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40
* Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band
* Astro (Japanese band), ...
,
Malaysia's
DTH Satellite
Pay TV Operator, based in
Kuala Lumpur. It was under Paul's tenure as CTO that
Astro B.yond was launched and introduced a
Digital video recorder
A digital video recorder (DVR) is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. The term includes set-top boxes with direct to d ...
(The
Astro B.yond PVR) on 1 June 2010, and later
Video on Demand (VOD) and
IPTV connectivity over his 24 months in Malaysia.
Paul Dale joined ITV in January 2011 as their first CTO and is part of the ITV Management Board and reported directly in to
Adam Crozier.
In December 2013 Dale joined German TV Broadcaster
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media & digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Fran ...
as their SVP, overseeing five digital businesses, Maxdome, ProSiebenSat.1 Digital,
MyVideo
MyVideo was a German video hosting service website, provided by Magic Internet based in Bucharest, Romania and later in Berlin.
It was available in German (myvideo.de, myvideo.ch, and myvideo.at) until April 2016. According to Alexa Internet, th ...
, Ampya and
Studio 71
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media & digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Fran ...
.
In November 2014 Dale joined multinational media and
digital marketing communications company
Dentsu Aegis Network as their Global
Chief technology officer.
IT industry
Dale's first two years at
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
were defined by the "Workplace Refresh" project, an 18-month programme of work consisting of 9 projects that rolled out a leading edge, mobile,
consumerised,
virtualised and
cloud based IT solution to the whole company. The project has been globally recognised by the likes of
Apple,
Google,
Citrix and
Gartner as "industry defining" and world leading in key IT trends.
Under Dale's tenure as
CTO at
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
they were awarded the "Global Innovation" award by Citrix in recognition of their pioneering approach to IT delivery.
In 2012 Dale was awarded
CIO
CIO may refer to:
Organizations
* Central Imagery Office, a predecessor of the American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* Central Intelligence Office, the national intelligence agency of the former Republic of Vietnam
* Central Intellige ...
Top 50 status by
Tech Republic.
In May 2012 Dale was a panelist in
Google's Atmosphere on Tour event in London discussing his role in Business IT Transformation.
In January 2013 Dale was stated as being one of the Top 50 Global Social
CIO
CIO may refer to:
Organizations
* Central Imagery Office, a predecessor of the American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* Central Intelligence Office, the national intelligence agency of the former Republic of Vietnam
* Central Intellige ...
's by ''
The Huffington Post''. due to his "good frequent content" on Twitter () and actively "engaging" in social networks.
Other roles
* 2011 to 2013 Board Director,
YouView, a joint venture among
BBC,
ITV plc,
Channel 4,
Channel 5,
BT, TalkTalk,
Arqiva and chaired by
Lord Sugar
* 2011 to 2013 Board Director,
Freesat, a joint venture between
BBC and
ITV plc
* 2011 to 2013
DTG Council Member
Personal life
Dale is married to Tracy and has two sons, Joseph and Alexander.
References
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1970 births
People from Workington
Alumni of Lancaster University
Living people
ITV people
People from Rowrah
Chief technology officers
Chief information officers