NCC Council Members

NCC Council Members

National Competitiveness Council members are appointed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Chairman

Dr Don Thornhill - Forfás Board member Dr Don Thornhill
Chairman                                                             

Council Members

  Martin D. Shanahan
Chief Executive, Forfás
Brendan Butler
Director of Policy and International Affairs, IBEC 

Donal Byrne
Non Executive Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes Ireland Limited 

Shay Cody
Deputy General Secretary, IMPACT 

Michael Delaney 
Vice President for Development, Cork Institute for Technology 
Pat Delaney 
Director of Sectors and Regions, IBEC 

Clare Dunne
Assistant Secretary, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 

Marcus Hewson

Annette Hughes
Director, DKM Economic Consultants 
Harry Lorton
Chairman, H & A Marketing and PR
Seán Murphy
Deputy Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland

Declan Purcell 
Chairperson, Irish Competition Authority

William Slattery
Executive Vice President and Head of European Offshore Domiciles,
State Street International (Ireland)

Paul Sweeney
Economic Adviser, Irish Congress of Trade Unions 
John Travers
Economic and Business Consultant