Business connections CONTENTS


THE MAGAZINE FOR UCD BUSINESS ALUMNI & FRIENDS WELCOME TO UCD BUSINESS CONNECTIONS


I am delighted to be here at UCD School of Business, having recently joined the management team as the new Alumni Relations Director. Some of you will know me from my previous role in marketing here, but others among you I look forward to meeting at one of our many events or celebrations. My main role is to develop and


support the UCD School of Business alumni community in Ireland and abroad. In order to do this, I would be most grateful to get your help. We do not have email addresses for all of you, so it would be great if you could pass the message on to any old classmates with whom you’re still in touch. Or, indeed, we encourage you to join our group on LinkedIn, and to spread the word. Please feel free to submit any editorial suggestions or feedback to me at businessalumni@ucd.ie. I’m very much looking forward to working with you, and I hope to meet many of you at one of our upcoming events.


Tara Collins Alumni Relations Director, UCD School of Business


We would be delighted to receive your feedback, comments, photographs or letters. We cannot, however, accept responsibility for loss or damage to such materials. Please note that the editors reserve the right to edit material and can’t guarantee that items will be used in part or full.


ALL ENQUIRIES TO: Tara Collins, Alumni Relations Director Tel: + 353 1 716 8805 Email: businessalumni@ucd.ie EDITORS: Tara Collins, Natalie McGuinness, Maria Nolan, Caroline Kinsella, Ann O’Dea, Grainne Rothery EDITORIAL BOARD: Natalie McGuinness, JP Donnelly, Damien McLoughlin CONTRIBUTORS: James Aughney, Ann O’Dea, Grainne Rothery PUBLISHER: Whitespace Publishing Group Ltd for UCD School of Business


22 THE ENTREPRENEUR Founder of Helix Health Howard Beggs on becoming an entrepreneur by accident


26 LEADERSHIP Mary Shelman on innovation and the Irish food sector


world’ AidanHeavey,CEO,TullowOil


34 BOOK REVIEWS Our alumni review two business books new to the shelves


36 LETTER FROM PERTH Brian Martin reports on life and business in Western Australia


38 CELEBRATING


30 YEARS We look back at just some of Ireland’s business leaders who have come through the MAcc


41 PHOTO DIARY A photographic round-up of alumni and alumni events


50 CLASS NOTES Find out what your old classmates are up to now


6 UP FRONT A round-up of news and events from the alumni community, faculty and campus


10 GUEST ACADEMIC Harvard’s John P Kotter on getting buy-in for that great idea


14 CURRENT AFFAIRS Prof Joe Durkan says we need a new fiscal policy to avoid the mistakes of the past


18 COVER STORY ‘There’s a perception that Africa is a difficult place to do business. It’s not. It’s the easiest place in the


30 GETTING AHEAD ‘No matter what job we have, if we treat it with respect we will be


respected’ ThomasJMoran,president,MutualLifeof America


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