Menna Richards OBE was the Controller of BBC Wales from February 2000 to February 2011.
Her start in broadcasting was as a reporter and producer for HTV Wales in the current affairs department. She rose to become Managing Director of HTV Wales, before the company was taken over by United News & Media.
It was revealed as part of the BBC's open policy in November 2009, that Richards salary per annum to August 2009 was £185,000, with total remuneration of £192,800.
She was married to the TV presenter Patrick Hannan, who died in 2009 after a short illness.
Richards was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2010.
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“I wish the women’s rights folks would be more sensible. I think women have a great deal to learn, before they are fit to vote.”
—Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)