JOE O’NEILL NAMED BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AT BELFAST BUSINESS AWARDS
Chief Executive of Belfast Harbour Joe O’Neill has been named Business Leader of the Year at Belfast Chamber’s prestigious Belfast Business Awards, in partnership with Bank of Ireland.
Belfast Harbour was also Highly Commended by the judges in both the Excellence in Sustainability and Best Company to Work For (Large) categories.
Dr Len O’Hagan, who previously served as Chair of both Belfast Harbour and NI Water and is currently Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Senate at Queen’s University Belfast, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony at ICC Belfast.
In what is the 11th year of the awards programme, more than 600 guests attended the ceremony which recognised achievements across 18 categories spanning business leadership, innovation, customer service, workplace culture and community impact.
Lynsey Mallon, President of Belfast Chamber, said:
“The Belfast Business Awards are an opportunity to recognise the people and organisations making a real difference to our city’s economy and business community. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists.
“This year’s winners demonstrate the breadth of talent, ambition and commitment across Belfast, from established organisations making a significant contribution to the city to emerging businesses and individuals bringing fresh ideas and energy to the local economy.”
Among the other award recipients were GLL, who received the Social Value Award, which was sponsored by Belfast Harbour.
