NCC Council Members

NCC Council Members

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

Chairman

Dr Don Thornhill - Forfás Board member Dr Don Thornhill
Chairman                                                             

Council Members

  Martin D. Shanahan
Chief Executive, Forfás

Rory Ardagh 
Telecom Property Holdings Limited 

Brendan Butler
Director of Strategy, Trade, EU and International Affairs, IBEC 

Donal Byrne
Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes Ireland Limited 

Shay Cody
Deputy General Secretary, IMPACT 
Pat Delaney 
Director of Sectors and Regions, IBEC 

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

Marcus Hewson

Annette Hughes
Director, DKM Economic Consultants 
Seán Murphy
Deputy Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland

William Prasifka
Chairperson, Competition Authority 
 

Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski
President, Dublin City University 

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
Consultant and Founding Chief Executive Officer, Forfás and Science Foundation Ireland