Leadership characteristics and the role of CSR in business

Niall FitzGerald KBE

Chairman, Hakluyt & Co. Ltd
Chairman, British Museum  
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Niall FitzGerald was, until the end of May 2011, the Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters, following the creation of the new company in April 2008. Prior to this he was the Chairman of Reuters from October 2004, having spent over thirty years with Unilever in a variety of commercial and financial jobs in several countries.

FitzGerald joined the Board of Reuters as a non-executive director in 2003 and became Chairman in 2004. In April 2008 he became Deputy co-Chairman of the newly formed Thomson Reuters. In November 2008 he was appointed Chairman of Hakluyt & Co. Ltd and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the British Museum in 2006. He is also a Trustee of the Leverhulme Trust. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Spencer Stuart and a Senior Advisor to Allen & Co.

He has had many previous roles as Chairman, Co-Chairman, non-executive director and board member of international Companies, Advisory Boards and Committees. FitzGerald was awarded an honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire in 2002, and holds a number of Honorary Doctorates from American, British and Irish universities.

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Getting Ireland back on Track

John Teeling

Chairman 162 Group
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Dr John Teeling has over 30 years experience in the resource and industrial sector and is currently the chairman and founder of Connemara Mining, Botswana Diamonds, Clontarf Energy, Petrel Resources and formerly Cooley Distillery. John has been a serial entrepreneur in the resource sector having created Pan Andean Resources, Minco, African Gold, Persian Gold and West African Diamonds all isted on AIM. . He is also the founder and a former director of Kenmare Resources and a former director of Arcon and holds interests in a number of industrial ventures. John Teeling holds degrees in Economics and Business from University College Dublin, an MBA from Wharton and a DBA in Business Administration from Harvard. He lectured for 20 years in business and finance at University College Dublin.

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Rebuilding Ireland’s Reputation

Professor Mary Lambkin

Professor of Marketing
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Mary Lambkin is Professor of Marketing in the UCD School of Business where she teaches courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students and is involved in a range of research projects under the general heading of marketing strategy. She has written extensively on this subject in academic journals, and also writes commentaries on marketing topics of contemporary interest for professional publications. She has served as Head of the Marketing Group, as Dean of the UCD Business School and as a member of the Governing Authority of the university at various times, and also holds a number of positions in companies and professional organisations outside the university

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The Importance of Corporate Governance

Professor Niamh Brennan

Michael MacCormac Professor of Management
Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance at UCD

Watch Professor Niamh Brennan of UCD Business School share her views on the impact of corporate governance on Ireland Inc’s reputation, the importance of good governance for Irish businesses, and the characteristics of a great board.

Professor Brennan is Michael MacCormac Professor of Management and Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance at University College Dublin. She is a Chartered Director and is currently Chairman of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. A first class honours Science (Microbiology and Biochemistry) graduate of University College Dublin, Professor Brennan qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and holds a PhD from the University of Warwick. She has held non-executive directorships with the Health Service Executive, Ulster Bank, Co-operation Ireland, Coillte and Lifetime Assurance.

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Key Skills for Leading a Start-up

Colm Lyon BComm ’84 MMangtSc ’85

Founder & Managing Director,
Realex Payments

Colm Lyon is the Founder and Managing Director of Realex Payments which is behind many Irish and international businesses who sell online.

Colm is a regular industry speaker and has won numerous awards including ‘Irish Internet Association Person of the Year’ (2011), the Golden Spiders Internet Hero Award (2009) and was a finalist of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2005). He is very active endorsing Irish internet start ups and has worked with Enterprise Ireland devising the Internet Growth Acceleration Programme (iGAP).

In this video, Colm shares his views on what makes a good leader of a start-up and talks about overcoming the challenges of starting a company in today’s economic environment. He also provides practical advice for people thinking of starting a business.

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Overcoming Cognitive Biases

Dr Karan Sonpar

Academic Director BComm International
UCD School of Business

Dr Karan Sonpar is one of the leading academics from the UCD School of Business. He lectures in the areas of behavioural strategy and leadership and is a recipient of several teaching and research awards

Karan has undertaken considerable research into cognitive biases and how they impact on decision making.

In this video, Karan shares his insights and provides practical tips for business leaders seeking to overcome cognitive biases and improve strategic decision making in their organisations.

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What makes a great leader

Martin Murphy

Managing Director, HP Ireland

Martin Murphy shares some of his considerable experience in leadership in the first of our new thought leadership video series.

Martin Murphy, Managing Director, HP Ireland, is responsible for driving HP's business growth in the Irish market. In 2003, he successfully steered the Irish operation through the Compaq merger, one of the largest in the history of the State. In addition, Martin has spearheaded various global acquisitions locally, including the acquisition in 2008 of Electronic Data Systems, representing one of the biggest acquisitions ever made by a global ICT company. More recently, Martin has been setting out the stall for HP as a key driver for innovation and job creation in the Irish economy.

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