STARMAKERS Recruiters & management consultants ROSALEEN BLAIR Founder & CEO, Alexander Mann Solutions With a presence in every continent, Alexander Mann Solutions is widely held as the world’s leading provider of talent acquisition and management services. The company was founded in 1996 by Dublin woman Rosaleen Blair.
Founded by Mayo native Maurice Duffy, Blackswan is based in the north east of England The company runs training and organiSational course programmes worldwide.
ÁINE CONNELLAN Group Marketing Manager (UK & Ireland) Morgan McKinley Connellan joined Morgan McKinley, a global recruitment agency, in Dublin in 2011 before relocating to Britain in 2013.
RORY GODSON Founder, Powerscourt Ltd Powerscourt was started by former Sunday Times Business Editor Rory Godson in 2004. He has since developed the firm into a business of
MAURICE DUFFY Founder & CEO, Global Blackswan Ltd
RICHARD EARDLEY Managing DIrector, Hays Ireland Richard Eardley joined Hays in the Birmingham office in 1988. Today he oversees the worldwide operations of the recruiting company.
experienced consultants rated one of the most influential financial and corporate communications agencies in London. MICHAEL HEGARTY Co-Director UK Recruiting Ltd From Donegal, Michael Hegarty arrived in England in 2010. He set up UK Recruiting, a construction agency providing specialists in construction, rail and infrastructure industries, with fellow Donegal man Darragh O’Brien. PATRICK JOSEPH KEARY Director, PJ Keary Ltd Formed in 1993 by Pat Keary senior, PJ Keary began by providing consultancy services in the London region and quickly expanded its portfolio of services and client base to include utility companies and
highway authorities in the south of England. DENIS NOLAN Founder, Manguard Plus Ltd Manguard Plus is a privately-owned security company and a market leader in the provision of manned, mobile and remotely monitored security services. Manguard Plus have offices in Ireland and Britain. DARRAGH O’BRIEN Co-founder, UK Recruiting From Burt, Co. Donegal, Darragh O’Brien relocated to England in 2004. In 2013 he set up UK Recruiting, a construction agency, with fellow Donegal man Michael Hegarty.
TRAILBLAZERS Travel & transport ANDY BOLAND CEO, Addison Lee Andy Boland heads up one of Europe’s largest private car hire firms, Addison Lee. The company was founded by Irishman John Griffin. DECLAN COLLIER CEO London City Airport A native of Dublin, Collier has a Masters in Economics from Trinity College Dublin. He has been CEO at London City Airport since 2012. MIKE de COURCEY Founder & Managing Director, Travel de Courcey Mike de Courcey, whose family roots are in Connemara, founded Travel de Courcey in 1972. The company now operates more than 130 buses and coaches across the British Midlands.
JOHN GRIFFIN Founder, Addison Lee John Patrick Griffin was born and raised in Kilburn. He began as a minicab driver building up his business to form Addison Lee which now runs over 4,800 vehicles. He founded the Private Hire Car Association which was instrumental in the licensing of private hire operators in Britain. LIAM GRIFFIN Vice Chair, Addison Lee The son of founder of Addison Lee, John Griffin, Liam was CEO of the private-hire car firm until last year. He is currently the Vice Chair.
GERRY FLYNN Founder Enjoy Travel Ballina-born Gerry Flynn, from Mayo, joined Bórd Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board, as a representative in 1968. In 1989 he founded the travel company Enjoy Travel with his wife Susan.
MICHAEL KINGSTON Partner, DWF law firm Named in the Lloyd’s List 100 2014 as one of the world’s most powerful people in shipping, lawyer Michael Kingston comes from Goleen, Co. Cork. He has recently been included in the Tanker industry’s Top 50 most influential people.
MICHAEL GOOLEY CBE Founder & Chairman Trailfinders Sheffield-born Michael Gooley’s family roots are in Michelstown, Co. Cork. Gooley founded Trailfinders, a travel company, from a small office in Earls Court Road in 1970. The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity has donated more than £33million to charity.
VANESSA MARKEY Head of Great Britain Tourism Ireland Having joined Tourism Ireland in 2012 as the group’s new head of Great Britain Vanessa Markey has been instrumental in the promotion of the island of Ireland in the British market. A native of Trim in Co. Meath, she has extensive marketing experience.
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CAROLYN McCALL CEO easyJet Born in India to a Scottish father and an Irish mother, Carolyn McCall has been CEO of easyJet since 2010, and is currently one of five female CEOs of a FTSE 100 Index company in Britain. PAUL O’DONNELL Managing Director Pod Trak Donegal man Paul O’Donnell left
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Ireland in 2004, and started Pod-Trak, a service provider for the rail industry, eight years ago. The company has offices in Newcastle and London. WILLIE WALSH CEO International Airlines Group Dublin-born Willie Walsh is CEO of IAG, the parent company for British Airways, Iberia, Air Lingus and Vueling. The Dublin-born man is a former Aer Lingus pilot.
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