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Brian Cartwright
Name: Brian Cartwright
Company:Barclays Asset Finance NI
Position: Relationship director
Role:Brian manages an extensive portfolio of existing Barclays Asset Finance customers domiciled across Northern Ireland. In addition to the management of the Northern Ireland portfolio Brian supports the Belfast Corporate Banking Team in acquiring and retaining clients to deliver overall business goals
Track record: Brian joined Barclays Asset Finance in 2008 and previously worked as a Relationship director in the Manchester Corporate office, before relocating to Northern Ireland. Prior to this he worked for Bank of Scotland (HBoS) for 14 years
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Paul Gibbons
Friday, 19 March 2010
Name: Paul Gibbons
Company: Western Building Systems
Position: Regional representative
Role: Paul will service Western’s expanding client base in the Republic. His new role will involve site management, liaison with architects, specifiers and industry professionals; and strategic management and business development across Western’s commercial and residential divisions
Track record: Paul has 18 years construction industry experience and has worked in senior roles with several companies including Allspace and Laydex
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Grainne Devine
Friday, 19 March 2010
Name: Grainne Devine
Company: Converse Group
Position: Agency manager
Role:She will be responsible for the day-to-day management and development of Converse Models, Converse Communications and Love Bridal
Track record: After graduating from University of Ulster with a degree in Communication & Public Relations, and completing a course in fashion journalism at London College of Fashion, Grainne worked as a PR and Booking Executive at Converse. Following a gap year in Australia, Grainne has rejoined the agency as agency manager
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Dean Crombie
Friday, 12 March 2010
Name: Dean Crombie
Company: Equiniti ICS
Position: Payroll administrator
Role: Responsible for administrative support in the creation and distribution of 1,500 monthly payrolls for the NHS
Track record: Dean joined Equiniti ICS on completion of his A-Levels at Newtownbreda High School. He is currently studying for his Institute of Payroll Professionals qualification
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Emma McQuillan
Friday, 12 March 2010
Name: Emma McQuillan
Company: Equiniti ICS
Position: Payroll administrator
Role: Responsible for data preparation and payroll administration within the NHS team at Equiniti ICS, supporting a team of 16 people
Track record: Emma previously held administration roles within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and David Martin Solicitors
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Noel Lynch
Friday, 12 March 2010
Name: Noel Lynch
Company: Equiniti ICS
Position: Business development manager
Role: Generation and development of business opportunities throughout Ireland and the UK, specialising in Microsoft CRM and DI-Diver Business Intelligence solutions
Track record: Noel has over 20 years experience within the IT sector, working for Chariot Software and MSCS (now known as Xperience) before joining Equiniti ICS. He has extensive experience of securing contracts with both SMEs and large corporations across a wide range of business sectors.
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Sonia Cassidy
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Name: Sonya Cassidy
Company: Weber Shandwick
Position: Director
Role: Sonya has taken over as director of the public relations company’s Belfast office. She will also join the company’s all Ireland board.
Track record: Sonya joined Weber Shandwick in 2003 and has provided PR and public affairs advice to a range of public and private sector clients. She has a first class BSc honours in communication, advertising and marketing from the University of Ulster.
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Vincent Murphy
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Name: Vincent Murphy
Company: Ultralase Ireland
Position: General manager, Ireland
Role:Vincent’s role will be to deliver Ultralase’ sales and marketing strategy across Ireland.
Track record: Vincent has over 10 years general management experience, previously holding senior roles in H&K International, CCHBC and MSL. Vincent has a degree in economics and business from Trinity, and a Diploma in Marketing Practice from the UCD, Michael Smurfit Business School.
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Nina Doyle
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Name: Nina Doyle
Company: Tayto
Position: Marketing manager, Northern Ireland
Role: Nina will have responsibility for managing marketing campaigns, planning and implementing future promotional activity and managing sponsorships and retailer displays under the Tayto brand.
Track record: Prior to her appointment with Tayto, Nina worked with high |profile drinks companies Diageo and Britvic.
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Frances Molyneaux
Friday, 5 March 2010
Name: Frances Molyneaux
Company: National Children’s Bureau NI (NCB NI)
Position: Assistant director
Role: As assistant director, Frances will primarily lead on NCB NI’s research work, helping to ensure that the most relevant and up-to-date evidence is available to all those working to improve the lives of children and young people in Northern Ireland
Track record: Frances joined NCB NI in 2007 and to date has ten years experience working in research across the private, public and voluntary sectors. Her areas of expertise lie in educational and social research with an emphasis on children and young people
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Helen McNamee
Friday, 5 March 2010
Name: Helen Mcnamee
Company: National Children’s Bureau NI (NCB NI)
Position: Research officer
Role: Helen is responsible for undertaking a variety of research and evaluation projects and NCBNI consultancy work
Track record:Helen has several years of research and evaluation experience with children and young people. Prior to appointment Helen worked for Northern Ireland Youth Forum. In this position she was responsible for conducting a number of research projects, consultations and evaluations. Previous to this Helen worked at The Rainbow Project where she completed a study that successfully showed the connection between homophobia and poor mental health in young men
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Dr Peter Barrett
Friday, 5 March 2010
Name: Dr Peter Barrett
Company: Moore Biosystems
Position: Biogas Project coordinator
Role: Peter will lead Moore Biosystems in the delivery of biogas plants on farms providing a sustainable means of biowaste treatment and green electricity generation. This is a new position for the business
Track record:TRACK RECORD
Peter is an Applied Plant Science graduate from Queen’s University. He completed his doctorate in grassland agronomy at the Plant Testing Station at Crossnacreevy. Peter subsequently worked as a research scientist for Queen’s and then the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (now AFBI, Hillsborough) before spending five years in the private agri sector.
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Sarah-Jane Knox
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Name: Sarah-Jane Knox
Company: Vodafone NI
Position: Business account manager
Role: Vodafone NI has appointed Sarah-Jane Knox to the post of business account manager with responsibility for delivering value and support to the telecoms company’s large SME and corporate clients.
Track record: Sarah-Jane has joined Vodafone from the corporate banking sector where she worked for seven years.
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Peter Matthews
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Name: Peter Matthews
Company: Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Position: Chairman
Role: Professor Matthews has been reappointed as NIAUR chairman for a further two years and will devote around one day a week to the regulator’s business.
Track record: Professor Matthews has been chairman of the Utility Regulator since April 2006. He spent over 25 years at Anglian Water in a number of roles and retired as deputy managing director of Anglian Water International.
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Catherine Woods
Friday, 26 February 2010
Name: Catherine Woods
Company: Full Circle Management Solutions
Position: Management consultant
Role: Catherine will be providing consultancy support to a wide range of clients within the private and public sector for Full Circle, which was established in 2005 to fill a gap in the market for clients in Northern Ireland, the Republic and further afield. It works with a cross-section of clients including pre-start businesses and large companies
Track record: Prior to joining Full Circle, Catherine worked in an accountancy role for Deloitte
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Nuala Foley
Friday, 26 February 2010
Name: Nuala Foley
Company: Full Circle Management Solutions
Position: Senior management consultant
Role: In this position, Nuala will work with a range of private and public organisations delivering consultancy projects to assist them. The company’s focus is on creating an impact, driving positive change and assisting clients to harness resources to secure greater efficiencies and performance
Track record: Prior to this move, Nuala worked as a project manager for the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Claire McVeigh
Friday, 26 February 2010
Name: Claire McVeigh
Company: Disability Sports NI
Position: Sports facility access and training officer
Role: Claire will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of an inclusive sports facility access, design and audit service, concerned with improving the quality of access for people with disabilities to new and existing sports facilities in Northern Ireland. The role will involve close liaison with Sport Northern Ireland’s technical unit
Track record: Claire, from Rostrevor, held previous planning positions in Dublin City Council and RPS Planning and Environment, Dublin before moving back to Northern Ireland to take up the post in DSNI
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Rachel Hutchinson
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Name: Rachel Hutchinson
Position: Programme administrator
Role: Rachel is responsible for the administration on the Graduate Acceleration Programme (GAP). GAP is a new work placement programme for graduates, designed to accelerate job prospects.
Track record: Following her degree, she became Product Development Executive for a leading homewares company. She started her own business in 2006 to create public and private art commissions.
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Gary Alexander
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Name: Gary Alexander
Company: Full Circle Management Solutions
Position: Director
Role: Gary has recently joined Full Circle Management Solutions as a director.
In his new role he will work on the delivery of a range of consultancy projects to the private and public sectors.
Track record: Prior to his appointment with Full Circle Management Solutions, Gary held a number of senior positions in marketing and business development.
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Shane Logan
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Name: Shane Logan
Company: Ulster Rugby
Position: Chief executive
Role: Shane has overall responsibility for the game in Ulster and the commercial success of the region.
Track record: He has a wealth of knowledge gained over 17 years in a range of sectors. He was general manager of Harland and Wolff, and was head of Coca-Cola in central Russia. More recently he was chief executive of the Royal National Institute of the Blind.
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Jonathan Walsh
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Name: Jonathan Walsh
Company: Ards Business Centre
Position: Chief executive
Role: Jonathan will take over responsibility for the centre following the retirement of Leslie Ross, who previously held the post of chief executive.
Track record: Jonathan joins the local enterprise agency from the firm of MacNabb Bros Waste Management where, for the past five and a half years, he has been general manager.
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Business Poll: Corporation Tax?
Should Northern Ireland be allowed to adopt the same rate of Corporaton Tax as the Republic?
Should Northern Ireland be allowed to adopt the same rate of Corporaton Tax as the Republic?
| Yes |
 73% |
| No |
 27% |
ACADEMIC SELECTION
Which of these statements do you agree with
Which of these statements do you agree with
| The 11-Plus should be retained |
45% |
| The 11-Plus should be replaced by another form of academic selection |
29% |
| All forms of academic selection should be outlawed in Northern Ireland |
25% |
