Rory Byrne And Stephen Kavanagh were honoured at the UCD Business Alumni of the Year 2017 awards dinner at the InterContinental Hotel, Dublin, Friday, 31 March.
The awards recognise alumni who have demonstrated proven leadership skills and notable achievements in business, whether in Ireland or abroad.
Speaking of this year’s winners, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, Dean, UCD Business, said, “For more than 100 years, we have led the way in educating future business leaders many of whom have gone on to have transformative careers in business in Ireland and abroad. UCD Quinn and Smurfit have been proudly honouring and celebrating the outstanding achievements of our graduates for over 25 years, since the inception of the ‘Alumni of the Year’ awards in 1991. We are delighted this year to be celebrating the achievements of two exceptional alumni, Rory Byrne and Stephen Kavanagh as ‘Alumni of the Year 2017’".
They join a host of other business graduates Smurfit graduate and Quinn undergraduate schools who have previously been honoured such as Michael Carey, managing director, East Coast Bakehouse and former CEO of Jacob Fruitfield as well as Aidan Heavey, CEO, Tullow Oil, to name but a few.
"Both have vast business experience and are passionate about the food produce and aviation sectors respectively. Both Rory and Stephen have each demonstrated extraordinary leadership within their organisations and are exemplars of internationalisation from and for Ireland. The characteristics which they exemplify continue to inspire future business leaders and students. We at UCD Quinn and Smurfit Schools are enormously proud of their achievements which we are pleased to celebrate through these awards, and we wish them continued success in their careers.” Ó hÓgartaigh added.
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