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Tommy rodgers MBE, managing John Cairnduff, manager,
Michael Hughes, managing director,
director, Tr Shipping Group Communications & Corporate Services,
Hughes Galleries
Tommy rodgers has been the driving force ulster Bank
Michael Hughes is MD of Hughes Galleries Ltd
behind the success of the Tr Group and its
John Cairnduff is currently public affairs
which owns the PortstewArT Galleries, the Irish
member companies. The Tr Group today
manager in ulster Bank, having previously spent
Art Group and a successful eBay store. His eBay
comprises a number of separate and distinct
his career between branch banking, and the
business has been awarded eBay Top rated
divisions, covering shipping, air freight, general
finance and credit functions. Based in the bank’s
Seller status, the highest accolade the internet
forwarding, warehousing and logistics. Tommy
headquarters in Donegall Square East, John is
portal can bestow. He also heads up a small
has played a key role in both the international
team, Michael Hughes Consulting, which helps
freight industry and within northern Ireland
representing the interests of ulster Bank, which is
companies to export via eBay, trade missions and
business, holding the position of president of the
a patron sponsor of the Chamber. Founded in
trade fairs.A graduate of the new university of
British International Freight Association (BIFA)
Belfast in 1836 ulster Bank is now a wholly
ulster, he is a trained teacher, a qualified social
and also serving as chairperson for the northern
owned subsidiary of royal Bank of Scotland
worker, an accredited therapist and is eBay's
Ireland Chamber of Commerce. More recently
Group and has a long history of supporting
highest ranked Education Specialist in the uK or
Tommy has worked with Invest nI promoting
households and businesses across northern
Ireland. MHC provides eBay training across the
northern Ireland export worldwide. In 2007
Ireland, through its branch network and, latterly,
Island and clients include eBay Ireland, eBay
Tommy was also honoured with an MBE for his
through its extensive ATM estate
Ireland Academy, Irish Internet Association,
work with the Simon Community in northern
InvestnI, FSB, varous Chambers of Commerce
Ireland for which he chaired the charity's
Enterprise Agencies and many Councils. Michael
corporate committee for several years.
also provides ongoing mentoring to a number
of northern Ireland companies.
Chris Lowry, Belfast Chamber of
Commerce
Michael Kennedy - northern Ireland
Having graduated in Economics from Queen’s
university Chris Lowry worked for three years as
nic Stirk, CEo, SLA Mobile
regional director, royal Mail
an international tax specialist with Arthur
Michael Kennedy is responsible for one of
Andersen in London. upon completing an MBA
nic Stirk is co-founder and CEo of SLA Mobile,
northern Ireland's largest and most familiar
at Edinburgh university he returned to work for
one of the fastest growing technology companies
companies which employs over 3,300 people in
the family business, Kennedy & Morrison Ltd, a
in Ireland and the uK. SLA Mobile delivers, from
locations across northern Ireland. He began his
distributor of engineering products. In 2000 Chris
its offices in Belfast and Kuala Lumpur, technology
career as a royal Mail graduate trainee in 1980
was appointed managing director. He has been
solutions to some of the world’s leading mobile
and was appointed to his current role in 2009.
involved with Belfast Junior Chamber of
operators and media companies. Before co-
He is responsible for managing a mailbag of two
Commerce since 2001 and has served on the
founding SLA Mobile, nic was head of
million items a day and for leading the company
Board of the Chamber in various capacities since
engineering for ESAT Telecom (now BT Ireland) in
regionally as it continues what commentators
2002. He was elected president in 2009, the 60th
Dublin, and prior to that head of network services
have described as "the biggest transformation
Anniversary of the founding of the Junior
for CableTel (nTL) now Virgin Media in Belfast. A
programme in uK business history."
Chamber of Commerce in Belfast.
member of the IoD, nic is a Chartered Director.
He was awarded an MBE in 1995.
William Fitzpatrick, director,
nendrum Schools Project, he also has extensive
PricewaterhouseCoopers
experience gained in London, Dublin and
William Fitzpatrick, BSc, MA, FCA Director
Belfast in the more traditional areas of
leads the PricewaterhouseCoopers PFI/PPP bid
corporate finance including management buy
side practice in northern Ireland. A graduate of
outs, acquisitions, business expansions,
the university of Dublin, Trinity College and a
disposals, IPos, refinancings, corporate
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
recovery, business valuations, due diligence and
in England and Wales William has worked
investigations.
exclusively in the corporate finance area for
over 18 years. In addition to his PPP/PFI
experience where he has advised on many
projects in northern Ireland including the M1
Westlink Project; the refinancing of Laganside
Courts Complex; and the Bangor Academy and
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