executive team
maurice bullick
Finance & Compliance Director
Maurice is a Chartered Accountant and has held a number of finance positions in Belfast Harbour since joining the organisation in 2000. Previously Maurice was employed by Cawoods and oversaw a range of finance portfolios. Prior to that Maurice qualified with Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants.
Maurice is a non-executive Director of NI Water Ltd, Treasurer and Council Member of the British Ports Association, and Council member of the Association of Participating Bodies of the Pilots’ National Pension Fund.
mike dawson
People & digital transformation director
Mike joined the organisation as People and Corporate Services Director in August 2021 and is responsible for our People, IT, Innovation, HSE and corporate strategies. Mike is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds SHRM-SCP status from the Society for Human Resource Management. Mike previously held senior roles with Dale Farm, Glen Dimplex and Schrader Electronics.
Mike has an LLB Honours degree in Law from the University of Liverpool, a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Queen’s University Belfast, an MA and an MBA. Mike was appointed to the Board of Praxis Care in October 2020 and now serves as Vice Chair. He is also Chair of MACS NI and a member of the NI Council of the CBI.
Eugene McBride
Infrastructure & Engineering Director
Eugene is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 30 years of experience across consulting, contracting, and port infrastructure. Since joining Belfast Harbour in 2006, he has been involved in the planning, delivery, and management of major marine and landside projects. He currently serves as Infrastructure and Engineering Director, overseeing the port’s capital works programme and long-term asset strategy. Eugene brings a delivery-focused and practical approach to infrastructure development, shaped by a diverse career in the private sector. His work supports the Harbour’s objectives for sustainable growth, operational resilience, and engineering excellence.
Michael Robinson
Port Director
Michael joined Belfast Harbour in 2003, holding a number of roles in the organisation before being appointed Port Director in 2018. He oversees Belfast Harbour’s commercial activity with port customers, the safe and efficient management of the port’s marine functions and the management of Belfast Harbour Police.
Michael holds an Honours degree in Economics, an MSc in Computing and Information Systems, and is a Chartered Director through the Institute of Directors. He is a Board Member of Visit Belfast and a Director of the Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore (NIMO) cluster organisation. Michael was appointed Chair of Cruise Ireland in 2026.
Previously, Michael held positions with both Baltimore Technologies and Informix Software Inc. and started his career in Logistics with Diageo.
Kevin Ryan
Property & Development Director
Kevin joined Belfast Harbour in 2021 having held a number of senior positions in the Development and Retail sectors. Kevin is a qualified Chartered Planning & Development Surveyor and was previously Director of Development for Hines based in Dublin. Prior to Hines he was the Head of Real Estate for Tesco Ireland.
Kevin has extensive experience covering both client and development sectors within the commercial real estate market at executive and board level and has a proven track record in procurement, design, development, leasing, asset management and disposal of iconic landmark mixed-use destinations.
Natasha Sayee
corporate affairs & engagement Director
Natasha leads our corporate affairs, public policy and strategic engagement agenda, helping shape the strategic environment in which Belfast Harbour operates, supporting delivery of its long-term strategic objectives.
With more than 25 years’ experience across government, infrastructure, energy, media and the private sector, Natasha has advised Ministers, senior civil servants, executive leadership teams and boards on public policy, organisational reputation, stakeholder engagement and strategic communications. She has extensive experience building partnerships and influencing policy outcomes in complex and highly regulated environments.
Prior to joining Belfast Harbour, Natasha was Director of Marketing, Internal Communications and Outreach at The Executive Office, where she worked directly with the Head of the Civil Service and First Minister and deputy First Minister. She has also held senior leadership roles with SONI, EirGrid and Randox and was a Senior Broadcast Journalist and Acting Ireland Correspondent with BBC News.
Natasha serves on the Board of Visit Belfast, is a council member for the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, member of the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor Industry Advisory Panel and a Committee Member of the Women’s Infrastructure Network NI.
