Ken Murphy, Director of CareerWise Recruitment is elected to the Cork Chamber Board

Gillian Keating (Chamber President) welcomed Ken Murphy (CareerWise Recruitment) and the other three new members to the Board

Cork Chamber held its 195th Annual General Meeting on Monday May 12th in the Imperial Hotel. The event marked the re-election of Chamber President, Ms. Gillian Keating, for the second of her two year term as well as the announcement of Barrie O’Connell, KPMG as the Chamber Vice President. The AGM also saw the election of four new board members. Gillian Keating (Chamber President) welcomed Ken Murphy (CareerWise Recruitment) and the other three new members (Bill O’Connell, EMC, Albert Diggin, BOI and Paul O’Connell, Quintas) to the Board.

Addressing the meeting Ms. Keating said;

 “Cork Chamber has immediate priorities at this time including influencing and supporting the newly established Cork Airport Development Council which has a key role in ensuring first class connectivity for the region. Developing adequate flood defences following the devastating winter floods and ensuring Minister Hayes follows through on his commitment to make Cork his number one priority Flood Relief Scheme for the country and invest €50,000,000 to assist the Flood Defence Scheme. Cork Chamber is working to ensure that this promise is delivered upon in a timely manner. Cork Chamber also renews its commitment for 2014 to support the SME sector and will continue in its efforts to ensure access to finance, skills and resources to fully support this sector.”

Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in Cork supporting and representing the interests of close to 1,100 businesses employing 100,000 people in the region. Cork Chamber has a mandate to develop and promote policy recommendations that create an enabling business environment and support the region’s economic development.