The Executive Board is responsible for operational management of BBC services.
Executive Board
- Ralph is the Director of BBC Future Media and a member of the BBC's Executive Board.
- He holds overall responsibility for the BBC's interactive services, BBC Online and BBC Red Button, ensuring the delivery of the BBC's purposes and editorial priorities in the internet age.
- As part of this remit, Ralph oversees the development of the BBC's digital products – such as BBC iPlayer – and the enabling business partnerships which allow these products to be experienced on desktops, mobiles, tablets and connected TVs.
- Ralph is responsible for shaping and leading the BBC's R&D activities – collaborating on common standards and contributing to the development of new broadcasting technologies such as 3D and HD – supporting free-to-air media for the benefit of the public.
- Ralph is the chair of the BBC Future Media Board and of the BBC's Online Direction Group.
Salary and total remuneration
The salaries and total remuneration of the Executive Board are published as part of the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11.
Salary: £295,000
Total remuneration: £308,000
Total remuneration represents the annual salary, projected taxable benefits and other remuneration as at 1 May 2011. This also includes the removal of pension supplements for individual directors.
Biography
Last updated June 2011
Ralph Rivera is the Director of BBC Future Media.
Ralph Rivera is Director of Future Media and a member of the BBC Executive Board. Reporting directly to the BBC's Director-General, Mark Thompson, Ralph is responsible for the development of the BBC's interactive services BBC Online and BBC Red Button.
Catering to audiences who want to access and interact with BBC programmes and services through the internet, the Future Media division brings technology and design teams together to work in partnership with the BBC's editorial teams to create products such as BBC News Online and BBC iPlayer.
The BBC's portfolio of websites reached 19 million licence-fee payers in February this year, making it the most popular UK-owned website on the internet while BBC Red Button continues to make interactive TV services simple and accessible, used by 14 million licence-fee payers a week, many of whom are not online.
The Future Media division works in partnership with the wider technology industry to repurpose these services for use on mobiles, gaming consoles and internet-connected TVs; in addition to the website, innovations such as BBC iPlayer can now be accessed on more than 50 different internet-connected devices.
The division also includes the BBC's world-renowned R&D department, whose collaborative pan-industry work over the past 60 years has delivered innovations that have transformed the broadcast industry – such as colour TV, Ceefax, Nicam Stereo and Freeview HD.
An executive with extensive experience in global digital media, Ralph was appointed as BBC's Director of Digital Media in November 2010 before being promoted to Director of Future Media in March 2011.
Ralph joined the BBC from Major League Gaming in New York, where he was responsible for product development for the largest professional video game league in the world. Prior to that, he ran AOL's Games and Latino businesses, oversaw the expansion of AOL's international web presence and launched the social gaming platform games.com.
Before his time at AOL, Rivera worked for publishing company Pearson Education, Simon & Schuster, Deloitte & Touche, IBM and earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from New York University.
He is married, with one daughter, and lives in London.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system (e-expenses). Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Ralph Rivera had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2011-12
- Ralph Rivera's central bookings Q3 2011-12 PDF (64KB)
- Ralph Rivera had no e-expenses paid in Q2 2011-12
- Ralph Rivera's central bookings Q2 2011-12 PDF (111KB)
- Ralph Rivera's e-expenses Q1 2011-12 PDF (52KB)
- Ralph Rivera's central bookings Q1 2011-12 PDF (102KB)
- Ralph Rivera had no e-expenses paid in Q4 2010-11
- Ralph Rivera's central bookings Q4 2010-11 PDF (60KB)
- Ralph Rivera had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2010-11
- Ralph Rivera's central bookings Q3 2010-11 PDF (30KB)
- Ralph Rivera had no e-expenses paid in Q2 2010-11
- Ralph Rivera had no central bookings for Q2 2010-11
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2011-12
- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2011-12
- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2011-12
- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2010-11
- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2010-11
- Ralph Rivera had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2010-11
Declaration of personal interests
Executive Board members must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the Data Protection Act.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
