Patrick Anthony McKenna is the Chief Executive of UK media investment and advisory group

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, which he founded in 1998.

Personal life

McKenna was born on 11 June 1956, the son of Mary (née O'Regan), a nurse, and Cianan J. McKenna, a builder. He was brought up in Brentwood and attended St.John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford. In 1980 he married Margaret Elizabeth Ann White in Brentwood, they have four children - Mark, James, Katherine and Ciara. In 2010 he separated from his wife.

Career

After leaving school, he trained as a chartered accountant and got a job with accountants Touche Ross (

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), reaching senior partner status at the age of 28 and heading their Media and Entertainment Group from 1986 to 1990. In 1990 he moved to Lloyd Webber's

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, taking up the posts of Chairman and Chief Executive from 1990 to 1997. He subsequently went on to found

in 1998. McKenna is Chairman of the television company

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, the music publisher Stage Three Music and sits on the Advisory Board of the advertising agency BBH (

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). He is also Chairman of the Young Vic Theatre, a Trustee of

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and a Board Member of the

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. In addition, he is a member of the Film Business Academy Board at the

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and is an Ambassador for C&binet, the Government’s creative and business international network. He was previously a Board Member of the

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(1995–2002) and Chairman of its Audit Committee, was a member of the Government’s Advisory Forum on Tourism and sat on the Board of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He is also a Fellow of the

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(RSA) and holds honorary doctorates from the

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and

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