Business & Finance Awards in association with KPMG

Honourees 1974 – 2019

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Anne O’Leary (2019)

Tony Smurfit (2018)

Paul Marchant (2017)

Dómhnal Slattery (2016)

Tommy Breen (2015)

Anne Heraty (2014)

John Moloney (2013)

Dr Pearse Lyons (2012)

Aidan Heavey (2011)

Danuta Gray (2010)

Jim O’Hara (2009)

Gary McGann (2008)

Denis O’Brien (2007)

Maurice Pratt (2006)

Liam O’Mahony (2005)

Dermot Desmond (2004)

Willie Walsh (2003)

Sean Fitzpatrick (2002)

Philip Lynch (2001)

Fran Rooney (2000)

Don Godson (1999)

Kieran McGowan (1998)

Pat Molloy (1997)

Paddy Galvin (1996)

John Hume (1995)

Peter Sutherland (1994)

Stephen O’Connor (1993)

Craig McKinney (1992)

Neil McCann (1991)

Bernie Cahill (1990)

Ray McSharry (1989)

Michael Smurfit (1988)

Martin Naughton (1987)

Denis Brosnan (1986)

Tim Mahony (1985)

Paddy O’Keeffe (1984)

Tony Ryan (1983)

Perry Greer (1982)

Ken Rohan (1981)

Gerry Dempsey (1980)

Michael Killeen (1979)

Jim Culliton (1978)

Joe McGough (1977)

Dr TK Whitaker (1976)

Michael Smurfit (1975)

Tom Roche (1974)

COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Dalata Hotel Group (2019)

Kingspan (2018)

DCC (2017)

ICON (2016)

Kerry Group (2015)

Primark (2014)

Smurfit Kappa Group (2013)

Kerry Group (2012)

Paddy Power (2011)

Google (2010)

Kerry Group (2009)

Glanbia Plc (2008)

Airtricity (2007)

Quinn Group (2006)

Kingspan (2005)

Intel (Ireland) (2004)

First Active (2003)

United Drug (2002)

Ryanair (2001)

Elan Corporation (2000)

Iona Technologies (1999)

FDI OF THE YEAR

Intel Ireland (2019)

Microsoft (2018)

PayPal (2017)

Coca – Cola (2016)

Microsoft – World’s Special Recognition Award (2015)

Intel Ireland (2015)

THE TK WHITAKER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC LIFE

Lord David Puttnam CBE (2019)

Mary McAleese (2018)

Enda Kenny TD (2017)

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins (2016)

THE SUTHERLAND LEADERSHIP AWARD

Mario Draghi (2019)

José Manuel Barroso (2018)

ELEVATION AWARD

Wisetek (2019)

Portwest (2018)

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD

Bank of Ireland (2019)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO IRELAND

Sir Bob Geldof (2016)

Mary Robinson (2015)

The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH (2014)

Albert Reynolds (2014)

Senator George Mitchell (2013)

Duncan L. Niederauer (2012)

President Mary & Senator Martin McAleese (2011)

Loretta Brennan Glucksman (2010)

President Bill Clinton (2010)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS

Brian Moynihan (2017)

Martin Naughton (2014)

Sir Terry Leahy (2013)

Dermot Desmond (2012)

Arthur Ryan (2011)

JP McManus(2010)

Neville Isdell (2009)

Niall FitzGerald (2008)

Peter Sutherland(2007)

Sir Anthony O’Reilly (2006)

Dr. Tony Ryan (2005)

Sir Michael Smurfit (2003)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRAND IRELAND

Joe Schmidt (2018)

Aidan O’Brien (2017)

Paul McGinley (2014)

Brian O’Driscoll (2013)

IRFU (2009)

Padraig Harrington (2008)

Katie Taylor (2013)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY

Coillte (2019)

OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION AWARD

IDA Ireland (2019)

EXCELLING ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR

Combilift (2017)

THE AWARDS

The Business & Finance Awards have been recognising excellence in Irish business for over 40 years and is the longest running and most coveted business awards programme in Ireland. This prestigious awards programme has celebrated the outstanding achievements of individuals such as JP McManus, Neville Isdell, Michael Smurfit, Tony Ryan, Dermot Desmond, Liam O’ Mahony, Willie Walsh, Philip Lynch, Peter Sutherland, T.K. Whitaker and Denis O’ Brien as recipients of the Business Person of the Year Award.