Meet the team
Dr. Denis ROONEY CBE – Director
Denis is a senior business leader with many years experience in leading private and public sector organisations.
He trained as a chartered quantity surveyor and set up the surveying and project management practice DRA in 1984. DRA grew to be one of the largest practices in Ireland before being acquired by White Young Green plc in 2003. Denis was appointed CEO of White Young Green Ireland and grew the Irish business threefold before retiring in 2008.
Denis holds the following positions currently:
- Chairman of the International Fund for Ireland
- Chairman of the Enterprise Equity Ireland venture capital comapny
- Chairman of the SS Nomadic Charitable Trust
- Board member of the Strategic Investment Board NI Ltd
- Director of To Be Training and Development Ltd
Denis has held the following posts:
- Past CEO of White Young Green Ireland
- Past Chairman of the N.I. Institute of Directors
- Past Chairman of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors N.I. Branch
- Past Chairman of Axis Three Ltd
- Past member of the Bank of England Advisory Committee for N.I.
- Past Chairman of Enterprise Equity N.I. venture capital company
Denis has recieved the following awards:
- CBE for services to the Northern Ireland economy and the community in 2008
- MBE for services to the Northern Ireland construction industry in 1988
- Inductee into the Invest Northern Ireland Hall of Fame, 2008-2009
- Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Ulster, 2010
- Recipient of the All Ireland Award from Institute of Business Consultants N.I. and Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers, 2010
Denis is an experienced broadcaster and conference presenter on subjects including entrepreneurship, management and leadership, economics, urban regeneration, the construction industry and peace building.
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