Colin Lewis Managing Director Corporate Services Group

Colin Lewis holds the position of Managing Director, Corporate Services with responsibility for Finance and Accountancy Services, Human Resources, Strategy Management and Planning, Communications and Marketing, Corporate Finance and Appraisal Services and Property Services.

An Arts graduate from Queens University Belfast, Colin, initially worked for KPMG Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants for 10 years where he specialised in the area of corporate recovery and insolvency. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

In 1991 Colin entered the Northern Ireland Civil Service as an Industrial Accountant with the Industrial Development Board (IDB) and specialised in business appraisal. In 1995 he transferred to the post of Project Manager in the Inward Investment Group of IDB and played a major role in encouraging substantial inward investments to Northern Ireland from corporations such as Emerson Electric, Raytheon, Liberty Mutual, Stream International and Abbey National.

In 1999 Colin became a member of the Northern Ireland Senior Civil Service and held the posts of Executive Director, Inward Investment Group (IDB) and Director, International Sales and Marketing (Invest NI).

Colin is married and has three daughters.