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NCC Council Member 

Brendan Butler

Director of Policy and International Affairs, IBEC

Brendan Butler joined the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) in 1988 having previously worked in the public sector for 15 years. Brendan worked in a number of different roles in IBEC including as Director of the Small Firms Association (SFA) also as IBEC's Director of Social Policy and Director of Enterprise. In 2010 Brendan became IBEC's Director of Policy and International Affairs.

Brendan was involved in the negotiations for the various social partnership programmes first introduced in Ireland in 1987.

Brendan is a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and is a Director of InterTrade Ireland.

Brendan holds a B.Comm from University College Dublin and M.Sc. (Economics) from Trinity College Dublin.