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New Names on NI
New Names On NI Chamber Council
NI Chamber’s recent Annual General Meeting not only saw Gillian McAuley, Group HR director of Devenish Nutrition, appointed as president of NI Chamber, but also the appointment of Cathal Geoghegan (Henderson Foodservice) as vicepresident and a number of new members appointed to the NI Chamber Council.
Aisling Byrne, A&L Goodbody
Aisling Byrne is a solicitor with over 20 years’ experience as an employment and data lawyer and she is a partner in A&L Goodbody. Aisling is qualifi ed to practise law in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. She is treasurer of the Employment Lawyers Group in Northern Ireland and the NI rep on the Employment Lawyers Association of Ireland committee. She is also a volunteer and voluntary board member of a local charity.
Damian Duffy, Belfast Metropolitan College Damian Duffy, Belfast Metropolitan College
Damian is the director of Partnerships and Sustainability for Belfast Metropolitan College where he is responsible for all external partnerships and employer engagement. He has over 30 years’ experience working across the public sector both as a senior manager and consultant in the UK across the public sector both as a senior manager and consultant in the UK and internationally. Since joining Belfast Met in 2011 he has taken the lead and internationally. Since joining Belfast Met in 2011 he has taken the lead on developing innovative solutions in skills, apprenticeships and employability, on developing innovative solutions in skills, apprenticeships and employability, securing a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for creating a Digital Talent Pipeline in February 2020.
Orlagh O’Neill, Carson McDowell
Orlagh O’Neill is partner and head of the employment team at Carson McDowell. Since qualifi cation in 1998, Orlagh has specialised in employment law and has advised some of Northern Ireland’s largest and best-known companies, including Royal Mail Group, Translink, Queen’s University, Ulster University, Phoenix Natural Gas and Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Orlagh is a committee member and vice chair of the Employment Lawyers Group of Northern Ireland, a member of both the UK and Irish Employment Law Groups (ELA and ELAI) and a regular speaker at annual employment law update conferences.
Noyona Chundur, Consumer Council of Northern Ireland Noyona Chundur, Consumer Council of Northern Ireland
Noyona Chundur is chief executive of the Consumer Council of Northern Ireland, the statutory body responsible for championing and protecting the interests of its citizens. She leads an organisation with statutory powers in energy, transport, water and sewerage, post, food accessibility and fi nancial exclusion, and with responsibility for educating and empowering consumers against discriminatory practices in UK markets. She is also chair of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, one of Northern Ireland’s leading arts festivals. powers in energy, transport, water and sewerage, post, food accessibility and fi nancial exclusion, and with responsibility for educating and
George Higginson, Bank of Ireland UK Bank of Ireland UK
George joined Bank of Ireland UK in October 2019. George has particular expertise in the UK mortgage and wealth markets, where he held roles at both board and CEO level. Recognised as being at the forefront of change in fi nancial services from both a commercial and regulation perspective, George was also CEO of Alpha Beta Partners. He held a senior management role as CEO of Sesame Bankhall Group and was a founding director of Intrinsic Financial Services.
Fiacre O’Donnell, Vidrala Group (Encirc)
Fiacre joined Encirc in 1998. Having held various roles in planning, sales, marketing and sustainability, he was appointed sustainability director of Encirc’s Spanish-based parent company, Vidrala, in 2020. He is a member of both the BITC environmental leadership and climate champions teams, and is a member of the NI Chamber Infrastructure committee.
Judith Savage, EY
Sitting within EY’s business consulting team, Judith leads the transformation architecture practice across the island of Ireland which specialises in supporting clients to re-imagine business models and to design and deliver complex transformation programmes. With 20 years’ combined consulting and industry experience, Judith works with clients across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on government and public sector.
Steven Murtland, FinTrU
Steven is the chief fi nancial offi cer, a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for evaluating strategic fi nancial objectives and commercial opportunities. Steven is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, a member of the Institute of Directors, holds a postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from Queen’s University Belfast and a Bachelor of Accountancy with Computing Science from the University of Stirling. Prior to joining FinTrU, Steven led fi nance teams in the electronic security, construction and building material distribution sectors.
Edel Doherty, Jans Group Edel Doherty, Jans Group
Edel joined the Jans group in 2021, a dynamic customer-centric manufacturing group of companies with a focus on sustainability. The group includes ETRUX, Jans Composites, Jans Offsite Solutions and Jans Lifestyle. Edel is a seasoned entrepreneur and was named as and Jans Lifestyle. Edel is a seasoned entrepreneur and was named as Businesswoman of the Year by Women in Business in 2019 and is the founder Businesswoman of the Year by Women in Business in 2019 and is the founder of Beyond Business Travel, a company with bases in Belfast and Dublin. Edel also of Beyond Business Travel, a company with bases in Belfast and Dublin. Edel also sits on the board of the NOW group.
Kate Marshall, Kate Marshall Ltd
Kate is a CEO, coach, mentor, speaker and author working with boards (including family boards) and organisations locally and globally. She chairs peer-to-peer advisory boards and facilitates leadership development (THRIVE) for directors, CEOs and high potentials. Her purpose is to have a positive impact on everyone she engages with, enabling growth for leaders and their businesses. She is chair of Cancer Fund for Children and past chair of Women in Business.
Garret Kavanagh, Openreach Garret Kavanagh, Openreach
Garret Kavanagh is director of Openreach in Northern Ireland, responsible for over 1,000 members of staff, including large engineering teams. Garret began his career working for BT after graduating in 2006. He has held various senior roles including senior manager of Infrastructure has held various senior roles including senior manager of Infrastructure Delivery with responsibility for planning, building and connecting customers Delivery with responsibility for planning, building and connecting customers to Openreach’s Ultrafast Full Fibre network in Northern Ireland. He has signifi cant experience in building engaged teams who can drive a shared agenda to deliver results and in setting and delivering challenging targets.
Anne Marie McCartney, Orchardville
Anne Marie is the director of fi nance for Orchardville Society Limited, an organisation which supports people with learning diffi culties and autism to live, learn and work. Orchardville was formed 40 years ago and has supported many individuals to develop and grow through its various programmes. It promotes an ethos of inclusivity and work with society to help those who are furthest from the labour market reach their full potential.
Eoin McMullan, Hill Vellacott
Having joined Hill Vellacott in 2013, Eoin has held a number of roles in the fi rm, roles in the fi rm, including manager including manager in forensic accounting, prior to his appointment as partner in 2020. He specialises in advisory, corporate fi nance and forensic accounting alongside general practice. Eoin is a member of Senate at Queen’s University Belfast and is chair of Convocation at the University. He is also a nonexecutive director and chair of the Audit Committee of QUBIS.
Sarah-Jayne Hunniford, Mount Charles Group
A fellow & business and fi nance professional of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales, she has overall responsibility for fi nancial reporting, commercial pricing, treasury, risk & compliance at the Mount Charles Group. Sarah-Jayne provides her expertise, guidance, support and challenge to the senior management team for the fi nancial and commercial control of Group activities. She has gained signifi cant experience in the development of business growth strategies, implementing substantial business transformation by driving profi tability, effi ciency and innovation.
Judith Neill, Pinnacle Growth Group Judith Neill, Pinnacle Growth Group
Judith is general manager at Pinnacle Growth Group, bringing over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and business leadership. She is skilled in business development, commercial acumen and building lasting customer relationships. Judith has worked in a variety of different roles across several different sectors and has a strong drive and determination to succeed and win business. drive and determination to succeed and win business.
Eric Sorret, Sensata Technologies
Eric Sorret leads Sensata Technologies’ (Schrader Electronics) Tyre Pressure Monitoring & After Market divisions globally from its manufacturing and engineering base in Northern Ireland. He has over 30 years’ experience working in the automotive industry in Europe and China, during which he has gained extensive business development and complex change management experience. He is focused on delivering excellent customer service for major car manufacturing partners and on carving out a space for local engineering within the new electric vehicle market.
Amanda Johnston, Social Enterprise NI
Amanda is the operations & membership manager at Social Enterprise NI. Her knowledge of the sector is invaluable. She has worked in the sector for 20 years at a range of organisations. She is an excellent networker and engages well with individuals at all levels within an organisation. She has a fantastic ability to ensure she connects the right people/organisations to facilitate the growth of social value partnerships and supply chain opportunities between sectors.
Angus Cameron, Thales UK
Angus is the business area director for Thales. He began his career in 1986 as a weapons systems engineer in Shorts Missile Systems, involved in laser guidance technologies for both the Starburst and Starstreak weapon systems. From 2011 to 2013, Angus moved to Thales Missile Electronics in Basingstoke to take up the role of business director. In 2014, he returned to Belfast to take up the role of UK business area director in the Land & Air Systems business of Thales UK.
Gareth Hetherington, Ulster University
Gareth is director of the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre. The centre carries out a broad range of economic policyfocused research to inform government on key policy and strategy decisions. Gareth provides regular economic commentary in the media and is often invited to provide evidence to Stormont committees on economic development policy. He also chairs the South Eastern Regional College.
