Posts Tagged ‘IoD’
New members elected to IoD NI committee
The Institute of Directors Northern Ireland (IoD NI) has elected four new members, drawn from across the private and public sectors, to its Northern Ireland committee. Joining the committee are Paul Stapleton, Managing Director, NIE Networks; Barry Byrne, Managing Director, Mount Charles; Natasha Sayee, Senior Lead Public Affairs Specialist, System Operator for Northern Ireland, and…
Read onLong week ahead as pivotal Brexit vote looms
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland It is said that a week is a long time in politics and that being the case, the next seven days will surely prove to be among the longest on record. With the so-called meaningful vote on the draft withdrawal agreement set to take…
Read onIoD Women’s Leadership Conference to help leaders find winning edge
Business leaders will be inspired to aim for the ‘Winning Edge’ at the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland (IoD NI) Women’s Leadership Conference 2019. The leading business organisation has announced Riverdance co-founder Dr Moya Doherty as keynote speaker at the event, sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, which will take place at Titanic Belfast on 8th…
Read onNI business bodies issue joint statement on withdrawal agreement
Responding to the publication of the draft withdrawal agreement, the national business organisations represented in Northern Ireland CBI NI, FSB NI, IoD NI and NI Chamber of Commerce have made a joint statement: “The draft withdrawal agreement is a welcome step forward which provides some much needed clarity that local businesses have been calling for.…
Read onSearch begins for Northern Ireland’s top directors
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched its annual search for Northern Ireland’s most outstanding business leaders. Entries and nominations open this Friday, 16th November for the prestigious IoD NI Director of the Year Awards 2019, sponsored by First Trust Bank. The awards seek to honour the best performing directors in the private, public and…
Read onInvest in leaders to build better businesses and a better economy, IoD NI Leadership Lunch hears
Investing in management and leadership training will build “better leaders, better businesses and a better economy” the Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland Leadership Lunch has heard. The event held at Belfast City Hall, which brought together business leaders from organisations across Northern Ireland and experts from the fields of productivity and skills, provided the…
Read onWithdrawal agreement vital to allow real Brexit discussions to begin
Last week, the latest tranche of government advisory notes on the implications of a ‘no deal’ Brexit were released by HMRC covering a broad range of considerations from the trading of goods to and from the EU to the effects on tour operators and haulage companies. The publication of the guidance, as the government is…
Read onNorthern Ireland achieves double success at IoD Director of the Year Awards
Two business leaders from Northern Ireland were among the winners at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Director of the Year Awards. Denis Lynn, Chairman of Lynn’s Country Foods – Finnebrogue Artisan was named Director of the Year for Innovation while Northern Ireland’s Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Gary Thompson won Director of the Year for…
Read onBrain drain statistics provide long overdue wake up call for Northern Ireland
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland Recently published statistics showed that only a third of Northern Ireland graduates who studied in England, Scotland or Wales returned home to work last year. It means that more than 3,000 remained in Britain and will likely settle there for the foreseeable future and…
Read onIoD’s Leadership Lunch to focus on improving Northern Ireland productivity
Investing in people and technology could hold the key to improving local productivity levels, the head of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Northern Ireland has said. Kirsty McManus was speaking ahead of the organisation’s Leadership Lunch where the issue will be placed under the spotlight. Taking place on 2nd November at Belfast City Hall,…
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