2010 Executive Committee. Left to right: John McGrane (Ulster Bank), Dermot Breen (Tesco), Imelda Reynolds, Vice-President, (Beauchamps Solicitors), Patrick Coveney, Deputy Vice-President (Greencore), Peter Brennan, President (EPS Consulting), PJ Timmins (Clearys), and Niall Feely, Treasurer (Eircom).
Dublin Chamber has an elected Council of some 40 members, which will meet eleven times over the coming year. The Council is like a Board of Directors and is therefore responsible for ensuring that the affairs of the Chamber are conducted in accordance with appropriate principles of corporate governance. The Council also provides leadership and strategic direction to the Chamber.
The Chamber’s Executive Committee, also chaired by the President, prepares the Council meetings, oversees implementation of the work programme; and provides support to Gina Quin, the Chamber’s CEO, and her management team.
My first Executive Committee meeting took place today.
We had a long agenda but got through it fairly smartly.
Apart from discussing the Chamber’s accounts for the first quarter, we also spent a lot of time discussing the allocation of responsibility to Council members who will lead the implementation of the 22 work streams that comprise this year’s work programme.
Some significant issues are on our radar, including the Dublin Mayoral election, reform of the Dublin local authorities, implementation of the Commission on Taxation’s recommendations on local financing and rates, and a new economic strategy for the Dublin City Region.
We also reviewed the Chamber’s visit programme to Dublin’s twin city of San Jose (3rd to 8th March) and a proposed visit to Brussels (on 26th to 27th April).
