We are incredibly proud to announce that two of our senior leaders were recognised during the Rise Awards 2024. The Rise Awards ceremony was held on November 19th in London.

Our Chief Operations Officer, Dara Urquhart, received the prestigious Business Leader Award. Throughout her years as an executive leader, Dara cultivated a positive culture within the company by embodying compassion, inclusivity, and confidence. She consistently demonstrates a remarkable balance as both an approachable mentor and a leader who sets an example for all the employees.

Our Head of Signing, Lesley McGilp, was honoured with the Rise Special Recognition Award. Lesley has made a tremendous impact in the broadcasting industry by establishing new standards for accessibility that have strengthened broadcasters’ engagement with this community. Her contributions have been particularly notable in her work with British Sign Language during pivotal events such as the UK Election campaign, the Eurovision Song Contest, the FA Disability Cup, the Queen’s funeral, the King’s Coronation, Glastonbury, and the Paralympics.

Red Bee Media is proud to support the Rise organisation, including the Rise Mentoring Programme and the Rise Awards. This year, we also sponsored the R&D Engineer Award. Rise is an award-winning global advocacy membership organisation dedicated to promoting gender diversity in the media technology sector.