Kenny Toal

Dynamic senior executive with over two decades of experience across broadcasting, creative industries, and organisational leadership.

Experienced

Non-Executive Director with a strong focus on governance, strategic oversight, and stakeholder engagement. Specialist in inclusive culture-building, audience growth, and business transformation. Member of the Ofcom Accessibility Forum and the ITV Cultural Advisory Council. A keen supporter of the creative sector and the arts both professionally and personally.

Non-Executive Director at Generator (2023-12 – Present)

• Provides strategic oversight and constructive challenge to the executive team
• Contributes to board-level decision-making on organisational direction and growth
• Advises on communications, branding, and audience development strategy
• Drives organisational change with a particular focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
• Conducts regular operational reviews, providing tailored board-level feedback that has informed organisational and structural development
• Supports governance, stakeholder engagement, and regional skills initiatives

Managing Director at Signpost Productions (2015-01 – Present)

• Lead organisational strategy, governance, and business transformation
• Restored profitability through sustainable financial planning and oversight
• Embedded diversity, equity, and inclusion across all operations
• Established Signpost Academy to support underrepresented media talent
• Raised national profile within ITV and across the creative industries
• Delivered executive coaching and leadership development for senior leaders and executive teams, including one-to-one coaching on executive presence, presentation effectiveness and stakeholder communication
• Designed and facilitated leadership development workshops and training programmes for corporate clients, including executive teams within major media organisations

Senior Correspondent & News Anchor at ITV News (1998-01 – 2015-12)

• Worked across Cumbria, South West Scotland, Edinburgh, London, and the North East
• Award-winning investigative journalist and presenter
• Created and led the ITV News Trainee Scheme
• Specialist in political, sports, consumer, and investigative reporting

Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University (2008-01 – 2010-12)

• Led MA Broadcast Journalism modules
• Built international training partnerships
• Achieved PGCERT in Higher Education

News Reporter at Dumfriesshire Newspaper Group (1995-01 – 1998-12)

• Researched and wrote regional news stories and features
• Developed strong early reporting and storytelling foundations

MA (Hons) in Social Science – University of Edinburgh (1994-01 – 2005-12)

PGCERT in Higher Education – Edinburgh Napier University (2008-01 – 2010-12)