Chairman Stephen Kingon, CBE
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Stephen took up position as Chairman of Invest NI on 1 January 2006. He had previously been a Board Member for the period June 2002 - December 2005. Stephen, who recently retired as Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, in Northern Ireland, is Chairman of the Centre for Competitiveness. He is a member of the Economic Development Forum, which advises Ministers on issues relating to the development and future competitiveness of the Northern Ireland economy. He co-chairs the North/South Roundtable Group, which seeks to improve the competitiveness of the Island economy. Stephen was appointed a non-executive Director of Allied Irish Banks in September 2007 and was also appointed to the Advisory Board of BT Ireland Ltd. Mr. Kingon is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and of the Institute of Business and Management Consultants. He is a past-President of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and past-Chairman of: Business in the Community in Northern Ireland; the Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants; and the Institute of Management Consultancy in Northern Ireland. |