Date/Time
Date(s) - 12 December 2016
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Tubber Village Hall
Categories
From Boston to Boardroom
With Breege O’Donoghue
Monday 12th December
8.30pm @ Tubber Village Hall
(OS52 N395 W956)
This month we are delighted to have a local to the Tubber area, Breege O’Donoghue join us. Originally from the nearby Boston, Breege went on to become a Board Member & Group Director (Business Development & New Markets) at Penneys/Primark and she continues with an Ambassadorial role in Primark. Breege has held government appointed positions on the board of a number of state companies including An Post, Aer Rianta, Chairman of Shannon College of Hotel Management, Chair of the Labour Relations Commission.
Breege is currently a Non-Executive Director, Member of the Nominations Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at C&C Group plc, Non-Executive Director of Shaws Department Stores and a Trustee and Member of the National Executive of IBEC.
Most recently Breege has been honoured with the following awards:
- 19 November 2016 –Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, honoris causa, from Dublin Institute of Technology
- 17 November 2016 – Drapers Retail Personality of the Year
- 5 November2016 – Irish Tatler Hall of Fame Award
- March 2016 – Knight (Chevalier) of The Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur by President Francois Hollande
- 16th May 2016 – ‘Iconic Businesswomen of the Decade’ at the WOMEN ECONOMIC FORUM on, New Delhi, India
- 2015 – UCD Quinn School ‘Alumnus of the Year’ Awards in both Dublin and New York
- 2014 – The inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year
- 2011 – Irish Tatler Woman of the Year Business Award
This talk will be about her journey from the Burren to the Boardroom. As it is in the lead up to Christmas this will be preceded by mulled wine and mince pies so do join us. It is open to everyone. However, it is free for Burrenbeo Trust Members and a suggested €5 donation from non-members. For more information please email [email protected] or phone 091 638096.
Link to Tubber Village Hall below:
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