Joe is currently the Chief Executive at Belfast Harbour. Joe joined Belfast Harbour in 1997, holding a number of roles including Commercial Manager and Port Manager as well as Commercial Director until his appointment as CEO in 2018. Prior to joining the Port, Joe held positions with Undus Ltd and Cantrell and Cochrane Ltd. Joe has been a Board member of Simon Community since 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2022.

Colm is an experienced Chief Executive of 15 years with a successful career in health and social care services. Colm’s most recent role was Chief Executive of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. He has previously been Chief Executive of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. In 2005, Colm lead the development of a suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland. Colm joined the Board of Directors in November 2017 and is a member of the Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee.

Amanda is a business writer and Lecturer for the Open University and University of Essex modules on Employee Engagement and Leadership in the MBA, and Human Resources Management Masters degrees. She has written various business and HR articles, including a book, Leadership after Covid, an Amazon Bestseller. Amanda has 20 years’ prior senior level experience as a Global HR Director, most recently with Invest NI and previously with Terex and United Drug working in the UK, Europe, US, and Asia.

Ann McGregor is CEO of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She is a BA Honours Graduate of Queen’s University, holds a MA Marketing from Ulster University and a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a member of the Institute of Directors.

Ann was formerly Chief Executive of Enterprise NI and a director with Business in the Community. She commenced her career in the private sector working in production/materials management with Roche Manufacturing, Schering Plough and Bird’s General Foods before moving into local economic development.

Ann is a council member of Dublin Chamber of Commerce and a member of British Chambers of Commerce National Accreditation Committee. She is currently the Deputy Chair of the Grand Opera House, a member of the Senate at Queen’s University, Belfast and a Director of the NOW Group.

Ann has considerable experience on government task forces in areas such as the economy, export and trade, access to finance, health and town centre recovery. Current involvements include – a member of the Belfast Innovation and Growth Commission; a member of the High Street Ministerial Taskforce and the Transformation Advisory Board, which has been re-established to advise the Minister of Health on his work to transform health and social care services.

Ciarán is a qualified solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in the legal profession in Northern Ireland and beyond. He is General Counsel for a large group of companies headquartered in Northern Ireland and operating throughout the UK and Ireland, whose primary areas of business are construction; asset management; and property and project investment, and he advises on issues of legal, contractual, compliance and operational risk. Ciarán joined the Board of Directors in November 2023.

Darwin Templeton is Director of Communications in the Northern Ireland Office, having spent more than 30 years as a journalist in various media outlets in Northern Ireland, including UTV, BBC, the Belfast Telegraph and the News Letter.

Duncan McAllister is a highly motivated and dynamic leader, serving as a Head of Programme, Board Member, SRO, Civil Engineer, and Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He currently leads the Weaverscross and Belfast Grand Central Station Programmes. With over 25 years’ experience across Asia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, Duncan has successfully delivered complex, large‑scale programmes and projects in both the public and private sectors.

Mark is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor with 16 years’ experience in the local property sector. In 2014, Mark established a niche Property Consultancy providing advisory services to the healthcare sector, with a focus on the Care Home Market. Mark has a wealth of experience in sales, acquisitions, valuations, development consultancy and providing strategic advice for a range of corporate, national, local and Not-for-Profit clients. Mark joined the Board of Directors in November 2017 and is a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee.