The International Dinner Club
The four met at a Standford's Business School Executive MBA program in the summer of 1992.
They share little in common; not career, age or nationalities. Yet over the past decade and a half, they have remained close friends. Something clicked that summer, and like any good marriage of minds, the relationship has lasted through sickness and health, children growing up, career ups and downs...... |
One of the first dinners at Standford
Once a year, the four meet formally, taking turns playing host to the others. The principal task is to show a much-traveled bunch of executives something they might not have seen or experienced before, to learn something new and to enjoy themselves with great foods, conversations and fine wines.
Paul and Judy Jackson Update
Before his retirement, Paul Jackson was CEO, Eyeworks UK supervising their push into the UK Comedy and Entertainment format business. Until December 2008 he was ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy after working as Granada’s Chief Executive Officer in America until February 2006. Before that, Paul worked in Australia as Chief Executive Officer of Granada Productions and spent a period back in the UK as Director of International Production and Entertainment.
Paul went to Australia from the BBC where he held the role of Controller of Entertainment, responsible for five entertainment departments working in television, radio and online.
Paul Jackson was a key member of the original management team which wrote Carlton’s successful application for the London weekday franchise. He then became Director of Programs for the new licensee and was appointed Managing Director when the station went on-air in January 1993.
He has a distinguished record as a program producer. His hits include the BBC’s cult sci-fi sit-com Red Dwarf, 3 Of A Kind (BAFTA & MONTREUX ROSE WINNER), The Young Ones (BAFTA WINNER), Girls on Top for Central, Don’t Miss Wax and Saturday Live for Channel 4. He also co-produced an Oscar-winning success in 1988 with the comedy live action short The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, which starred American comedian Steven Wright and Rowan Atkinson.
While CEO of Granada America, the company achieved a run of successes in both broadcast and cable television. Recent episodes of Hell’s Kitchen on Fox and Hit Me Baby One More Time on NBC were the number one shows of the week in the 18-49 demos and Nanny 911 on Fox continues to perform strongly in its second series. Paul has executive-produced all three series. Elsewhere in the company, Celebrity Fit Club has been the number one show for VH1 as has American Princess for WE and both Airline and First 48 for A & E. Meanwhile, the long-running Room Raiders for MTV is approaching its 200th episode.
Paul achieved several notable successes in the Entertainment and Comedy fields during his time at ITV, most obviously Britain’s Got Talent the highest rated Entertainment show in British TV this decade and the BAFTA nominated Benidorm which is ITV’s first successful returning comedy series for five years.
From 1994 to 1996 Jackson was Chairman of the Royal Television Society. He was Chairman of Comic Relief from its launch until 1999 and was also Chairman of its parent, Charity Projects. He is currently Chairman of TimeBank a major UK charity dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of volunteering within the UK.
In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by his old University in Exeter. He is also a Visiting Professor in the School of English at Exeter. He broadcasts regularly on Radio Four with his series In Conversation With, which ran for five years and he now fronts Britain In A Box, which is about to commence production of its third series.
Paul is married to Judy and they have two daughters.
Paul went to Australia from the BBC where he held the role of Controller of Entertainment, responsible for five entertainment departments working in television, radio and online.
Paul Jackson was a key member of the original management team which wrote Carlton’s successful application for the London weekday franchise. He then became Director of Programs for the new licensee and was appointed Managing Director when the station went on-air in January 1993.
He has a distinguished record as a program producer. His hits include the BBC’s cult sci-fi sit-com Red Dwarf, 3 Of A Kind (BAFTA & MONTREUX ROSE WINNER), The Young Ones (BAFTA WINNER), Girls on Top for Central, Don’t Miss Wax and Saturday Live for Channel 4. He also co-produced an Oscar-winning success in 1988 with the comedy live action short The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, which starred American comedian Steven Wright and Rowan Atkinson.
While CEO of Granada America, the company achieved a run of successes in both broadcast and cable television. Recent episodes of Hell’s Kitchen on Fox and Hit Me Baby One More Time on NBC were the number one shows of the week in the 18-49 demos and Nanny 911 on Fox continues to perform strongly in its second series. Paul has executive-produced all three series. Elsewhere in the company, Celebrity Fit Club has been the number one show for VH1 as has American Princess for WE and both Airline and First 48 for A & E. Meanwhile, the long-running Room Raiders for MTV is approaching its 200th episode.
Paul achieved several notable successes in the Entertainment and Comedy fields during his time at ITV, most obviously Britain’s Got Talent the highest rated Entertainment show in British TV this decade and the BAFTA nominated Benidorm which is ITV’s first successful returning comedy series for five years.
From 1994 to 1996 Jackson was Chairman of the Royal Television Society. He was Chairman of Comic Relief from its launch until 1999 and was also Chairman of its parent, Charity Projects. He is currently Chairman of TimeBank a major UK charity dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of volunteering within the UK.
In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by his old University in Exeter. He is also a Visiting Professor in the School of English at Exeter. He broadcasts regularly on Radio Four with his series In Conversation With, which ran for five years and he now fronts Britain In A Box, which is about to commence production of its third series.
Paul is married to Judy and they have two daughters.