Jane Lighting


Jane Elizabeth Stuart Lighting FRSA FRTS is a former Chief Executive of Five in the United Kingdom.

Early life

She attended Oakdene School, a girls' school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, which closed in 1992.

Career

She began her career in 1976 with Crown Cassette Communications as a secretary.

Flextech Television

In 1999 she became Chief Operating Officer, then Chief Executive of Flextech Television, owned by Telewest, which operated Bravo and Living TV, now part of Living TV Group.

Five TV

She became Chief Executive of Five TV in April 2003, succeeding Dawn Airey, who had been there since October 2000. She launched Five US in October 2006. The television channel was known colloquially as the three Fs channel. In October 2006, she brought in her friend from Flextech, Lisa Opie, to become Managing Director of Content for the channel.
She left Five TV on 2 May 2008, being replaced the year after by Dawn Airey.

Personal life

She co-owns a pub in Combeinteignhead, Haccombe with Combe, in South Devon. She has two step children with her partner, and lives in north-west London.