‘
UPFRONT AND I QUOTE
‘I was surprised yes, but was I disappointed? No. I was delighted to be honoured … to be asked to be a member of the cabinet and serve in Government’
Minister Joan Burton (BComm 70), RTÉ Six One News, 12 March 2011
‘The ECB is performing a role for which it was not designed and for which it is arguably ill-equipped. To a very significant extent, the ECB is taking the place of capital markets’
Alan Dukes (MA Economics 67), Business & Leadership, 2 February 2011
’It is absolutely certain that this country will default. The idea that we can get back to a balanced Budget by 2014 is a pipe dream’
John Teeling (BComm 66, MEconSc 67), chairman of Cooley Distillery, RTÉ Election 2011, 16 February 2011
’Ireland has some of the best wind and wave resources on the planet and our technology in this area is world-class. We cannot waste this intellectual capital, it must be nurtured and invested in now’
John Mullins (MBA 97) Bord Gáis, The Irish Times, 4 February 2011
SCHOOL NEWS SCHOOL JUMPS 20 PLACES IN GLOBAL RANKING
The Financial Times ranking of the top 100 global full-time MBA programmes, published in January, shows that UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has jumped 20 places in the global MBA rankings and is now ranked as 78th in the world. The School has also been ranked among the top 25 MBAs in Europe. This is the 12th consecutive year that UCD Smurfit School has been included in the global
6 UCD BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
top 100. It is also the only Irish business school that appears in the ranking, and is among fewer than 50 schools worldwide that have been consistently ranked in the top 100. Results for the MBA programme at UCD
Smurfit School reveal that it has improved across 10 of the 20 ranking criteria. The full-time MBA programme was also
ranked 31st out of 100 of the world’s leading MBAs by The Economist.
NEW CHALLENGES ALUMONTHEMOVE
After a distinguished period as chief execu- tive of the National Dairy Council, Helen Brophy(MBS93) is to take up a new role on 14 Aprilwith ConnachtGold Co-op as gener- al manager of its consumer foods business. “Over the past three and a half yearsHelen
has made a very positive contribution to the strategic direction of the NDC and has suc- cessfully repositioned the organisation to play a key role in strengthening and protecting the image of the Irish dairy sector,” said NDC chairmanDominic Cronin. Brophy previously held senior positions
with Bord Iascaigh Mhara and with the spe- cialty food company,HJNolan. “Our consumer foods business has experi-
enced strong growth and market penetra- tion,” said Connacht Gold chief executive, Aaron Forde. “Our strategic plan sets ambi- tious targets for further product innovation and growth. The appointment of Helen Brophy will bring significant skills to drive the successful delivery of these plans.”
DIGITAL GURU ONE TO WATCH
Rob Pryce (DBS 93) is a familiar name to anyone with more than a passing interest in digital marketing. Having initially worked within the traditional marketing environment, he moved to the digital sector in 1999. After a number of positions within Interactive Return and Bluecube Interactive, Pryce founded Diffiniti Ireland, Aegis Media’s digital agency. Now he has been appointed by Microsoft as sales direc- tor for Microsoft Advertising, a brand new role which the software giant says demonstrates its commitment to the cloud. Pryce passionately believes that investment in educating the market- place, both at a client and at an agency level, is necessary for the digital market to reach its full potential. To this end, he was actively involved in the establishment of IAB Ireland, sat on the IAPI digital council, and lectures in DIT and the Digital Marketing Institute.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56