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People on the Move
Trevor Campbell
Name:Trevor Campbell
Company: Fenix solutions
Position: Area account manager
Role:In his new role with Fenix, Trevor will have responsibility for developing and expanding the firm’s customer base, in line with company strategy
Track record: Trevor joins Fenix Solutions with many years experience in the telecoms and business equipment arenas
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Jen Higgins
Friday, 20 November 2009
Name: Jen Higgins
Company: Duffy Rafferty Communications
Position: Media executive
Role: Jen will be responsible for analysing and evaluating media coverage for clients. Jen also works in a supporting role on client accounts including Allied Bakeries, Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau
Track record: Previously employed as a journalist for County Down Spectator, Jen has a BA in commercial music and an NVQ (Level 4) in newspaper journalism
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Kat Gillow
Friday, 20 November 2009
Name:Kat Gillow
Company: Duffy Rafferty Communications
Position:Account manager
Role: In her new role Kat will work on accounts including Stena Line, C&C NI, United Biscuits and Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Track record:Kat has more than four years public relations experience across corporate, business and consumer PR and previously worked for two years for a global market research agency in London. She has a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature from Durham University and holds a professional diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing
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Megan Torney
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Name:Megan Torney
Company: Equiniti ICS
Position: Administrative support assistant
Role: Megan is responsible |for answering queries, keying in data and checking its integrity, as well as providing administrative support for |the HR & payroll team at Equiniti ICS
Track record:Prior to joining Equiniti ICS Megan worked as a bookmaker with Terry Fox Bookmakers
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Colin McMahon
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Name:Colin McMahon
Company: Equiniti ICS
Position: Head of payroll services, HR & payroll division
Role: Responsible for the delivery of high quality service for all payroll and HR clients
Track record:With a degree in Business Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Colin spent 13 years working for Barclays Wealth in Glasgow in a number of client service and operations management roles prior to joining Equiniti ICS
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Tom McCann
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Name:Tom McCann
Company: Sopra Group
Position:Head of Northern Ireland business
Role: Responsible for developing the company’s existing business and managing the Belfast office
Track record: OvTom joins from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led an IT Risk Consulting division in Sydney, Australia. He was also senior manager for Deloitt.
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David Brown
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Name:David Brown
Company: Translink
Position:Commercial and services director
Role: Responsible for the |marketing, business development, IT and the commercial aspects of estates
management
Track record: Over 35 years experience including head of enterprise sales at BT as well |as sales & marketing director
with Airtricity.
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Chris Galway
Friday, 6 November 2009
Name:Chris Galway
Company:University of Ulster Sports Academy
Position: Coach Education officer
Role: Chris will play a key role in the |development of coach education services within the university and with partners throughout the UK and Ireland
Track record: Chris obtained a BA Hons in Sport and Leisure Studies in 1998 and a MSc in Sport, Exercise and Leisure in 1999. Chris joins the Ulster Sports Academy after five years as the University of Ulster’s Rugby Development officer where he was heavily involved in the delivery of the IRFU's Coach Education Programme. Chris previously spent three years as the Youth Development and Commercial manager at Larne RFC
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Treasa Rice
Friday, 6 November 2009
Name: treasa rice
Company:University of Ulster Sports Academy
Position:Physical Activity Promotion officer
Role: To increase the physical activity participation levels of staff and students within the University of Ulster, through the development, co-ordination and promotion of a range of physical activity opportunities
Track record: Treasa is a graduate of the University of Ulster having obtained a Masters in Health Promotion in 2004. Treasa spent the last three years working for Action Cancer as Health Promotion officer for two years before being promoted to Health Promotion co-ordinator for the last years she worked there. Prior to her time with Action Cancer, Treasa worked as the youth health worker for Ligoniel Improvement Association
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Gordon Milligan
Friday, 6 November 2009
Name: gordon milligan
Company:Translink
Position: Human Resources & Organisational Development director
Role: Responsible for People & Organisational Development; Employee Relations; Workforce Planning and
Equality
Track record: Over 20 years’ experience working in HR including senior positions within Bombardier Shorts followed by Nortel Networks including HR director for Nortel’s global operations business in Europe. He then joined Dunbia food processing company in 2006 as Group HR director. He has served on various external bodies including CBI and as a board member on the Labour Relations Agency
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Colin Henry
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Name: Colin Henry.
Company: Hughes Insurance
Position: Commercial business development executive
Role: Colin is responsible for developing new business in the North and North West
Track record: Colin has 25 |years experience within the insurance industry where he gained the NEBOSH General Health & Safety qualification.
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Danielle Rice
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Name: Danielle Rice
Company: Hughes Insurance
Position: Team leader — new commercial business unit
Role: Responsible for managing the new business team
Track record: Danielle joined Hughes Insurance directly after her ‘A’ Levels in July 2001, working her way from personal lines trainee to new business advisor and then to her new position as leader of the new Commercial Business
Unit.
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Kieran Gilmurray
Friday, 30 October 2009
Name: Kieran Gilmurray
Company: Hughes Insurance
Position: Senior IT manager
Role: Kieran is responsible for the management of Hughes Insurance information communications
technologies
Track record:Kieran has 15 years experience in information communications technologies at a variety of senior roles with extensive experience of managing large business communications technology systems
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Mark Shepherd
Friday, 30 October 2009
Name: Mark Shepherd
Company: Stratagem
Position: Public affairs consultant
Role:Mark works on a range of client projects providing government |relations support, public affairs advice and political analysis to a range of sectors including criminal justice and health
Track record:Mark received an MA (Hons) from the University of St Andrews in International Relations in 2005 and was awarded an M.Litt in International Political Thought from St Andrews in 2006. He previously worked as a research analyst in the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. He joined Stratagem in 2006 and was previously an Information Officer
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Paul Magill
Friday, 30 October 2009
Name: Paul Magill
Company: Hughes Insurance
Position: Commercial account handler
Role: Paul is responsible for the renewal of existing Hughes Insurance business
Track record:Paul has nine years previous insurance industry experience, working on all types of insurance throughout the province
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Trudy Patterson
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Name: Trudy Patterson
Company: People 1st
Position: Project officer
Role: Will work alongside employers, government departments and schools, promoting skills development
Track record: An experienced project planner, she graduated with a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from
Strathclyde University and a post-graduate diploma in Construction Project Management from University of Ulster.
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Claire-Anne Irvine
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Name: Claire-Anne Irvine
Company: Stratagem
Position: Public affairs analyst
Role: Responsible for monitoring the Northern Ireland Assembly, compiling Stratagem's Weekly Health Monitor, and providing public affairs advice
Track record: Graduated from Queen's University in 2008 with First Class Honours in Psychology. She was
research executive in Stratagem before becoming public affairs analyst.
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Rebecca McConnell
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Name: Rebecca McConnell
Company: Asg
Position: Client manager
Role: Responsible for the strategic management of key client accounts
Track record: More than three years’ experience in public relations, having previously held positions within the press office of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland and the Youth Justice Agency.
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Janet Devlin
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Name: Janet Devlin
Company: Asg
Position: Deputy head of public relations
Role: Responsible for direction and implementation of public relations
services
Track record: A former Belfast Telegraph journalist with 30 years’
experience as a writer and editor. Before joining ASG, Janet spent two years
as an account director with Davidson Cockcroft Partnership.
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Julian Yarr
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Name: Julian Yarr
Company: A&L Goodbody
Position: Managing partner
Role: Will be company’s lead partner next May and will continue managinginternational client base
Track record: Belfast born Julian joined A&L Goodbody in 1997. A graduate of Dundee University and Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Belfast.
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Andrea Frazer
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Company: Ardmore Advertising
Position: Account manager
Role: Andrea will be responsible for supporting the strategic communication direction of specific client accounts
Track record: Andrea graduated from the University of ulster and has three years international experience in
business development and marketing
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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% |
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