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New council members take their seats
A
t the northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting held in September there were a total of 12 new council members
elected alongside our new vice-president, Francis Martin. We have asked each of the new members to introduce themselves. Many you
will already know, but for those you haven't yet met, here they are.
Francis Martin
managing partner, BDo
The northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce is
pleased to announce Francis Martin as the
chamber’s new vice president.
Francis is managing partner of BDo in
northern Ireland. A chartered accountant and a
Fellow of the Institute of Business Consulting,
Francis is recognised as one of northern Ireland’s
leading business advisers. He is a highly
experienced corporate finance and strategy
adviser with expertise across a wide range of
industries and projects, including leading several
reporting accounting assignments for clients
listing on the uK Stock Exchange, a novel role for
an accountant in Belfast. Francis has been
involved in numerous major corporate finance Mark nodder, managing director, The
assignments, including due diligence, advising
on company acquisitions and disposals,
Chamber chief executive Ann McGregor and
Wright Group
investigations, fundraising, assisting on
president Bro McFerran welcome Francis
The Wright Group is the uK’s leading
management buyout transactions and business
Martin as vice president after the recent
independent supplier of accessible buses for
and strategy development.
Annual General Meeting
public transportation systems throughout the
Francis is the immediate past chairman of the
country. Founded in 1946, and still a family
Institute of Business Consultancy in northern
school.
owned and managed company, the Wright
Ireland. A former member of the Board of Francis was elected at the northern Ireland
Group has pioneered low floor buses in the uK,
Governors of Wellington College, Francis is Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting
and has earned a reputation for producing
currently a member of the Board of Governors of held in September and assumes his role as the
vehicles which are stylish, durable, high in quality
Lagan College, northern Ireland’s first integrated new vice-president with immediate effect.
and packed with innovative features. Mark
joined The Wright Group in 1998 to develop
export sales, the Customcare aftersales division
and in recent years the uk bus sales and
marketing activities of the company. Since
December 2006, he has taken the position of
group managing director with overall
responsibility for the Company’s business units,
which include Wrightbus, Customcare, Expotech,
Hybrid Vehicles and Wright Composites.
John Toner – managing director, Williams
Industrial
John McCourt, Investec Bank plc
John has nearly 25 years experience in the
operating from Investec's offices at St George
engineering industry, having graduated in
House High Street Belfast.
electrical engineering from the university of
John (originally from Portadown and now
ulster in 1985. He holds a post graduate diploma
living in Belfast) with over 25 years retail banking
in Marketing, graduating in 1993, whilst working
experience, is pleased to bring Investec's capital
as regional manager for GEC Alsthom. He joined
markets solutions to northern Ireland and to
WIS in 1993 and within 18 months he and two
promote the International Specialist Banking
colleagues took part in an MBo on the company.
Groups presence in northern Ireland.
Bill McGinnis CBE, northern Ireland
Since then WIS has grown to become northern John a keen sports fan with special interests in
Advisor on Employment and Skills
Irelands largest provider of environmental and rugby and Sailing is proud to associate
Bill McGinnis has been appointed northern
process engineering solutions, and currently Investec's name with The northern Ireland
Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills. He
employs more than 175 personnel. Chamber of Commerce through the opportunity
holds an MSc from the university of ulster and is
To date, WIS has successfully delivered more
of patronage.
a board member of a number of public and
than £350M worth of projects, along with its For further information on Investec please
private sector organisations. Among the posts
strategic partners, across a diverse range of contact John Mc Court or Padraic Gilligan at
he has held are chairman of the Learning and
industry and process applications. Investec Bank plc St Georges House 99/101 High
Skills Advisory Board of the Department for
John is convinced that northern Ireland
Street Belfast BT1 2AG PH: 9027 5367.
Employment and Learning; board member of
industry can offer globally competitive solutions,
InvestnI; member of the national Employment
by utilising our excellent education sytem and
Panel and the Sector Skills Development Agency.
core competancies in a colaborative manner.
He is a former president of the northern Ireland
John is particularly proud of the supply chain
Chamber of Commerce. Having begun his
which WIS has grown during the past 15 years,
business career in export marketing with Sperrin
and which consists of primarily northern Ireland
Metal Products he represented them in the
based companies. He has also played an active
Arabian Gulf and subsequently held a number of
role in supporting and mentoring smaller locally
senior posts at the company, including chairman
based businesses through BITC and more
and managing director, before setting up his
recently the PLATo small business network.
own business in 2000. He was awarded an oBE in
1997 and a CBE in 2004.
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