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Ambassador’s Awards 2016

26 February 2016 | The Union League of Philadelphia

Networking Reception Sponsors Céad Mile Fáilte A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

Welcome to the 2016 Ambassador’s Awards Luncheon. We are delighted to have you as our guest as we honor and celebrate this year’s distinguished award recipients. The Irish American Business Chamber & Network proudly presents the Almac Group with the Ambassador Award, Bill & Natalie McLaughlin with the Taoiseach Award, and Monsignor Michael Doyle with the Uachtarán Award.

We are doubly honored to have with us for the first time, Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones, to confer these awards. Consul General Jones is with us today to represent Her Excellency, Anne Anderson, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, and the Irish Government’s support of our honorees and the Chamber’s mission.

A day like this is not possible without the generosity of our sponsors. We are grateful to all of our sponsors and recognize their support in this booklet. Most importantly, each of these sponsoring organizations acknowledges our awardees in an exceptional way with their patronage.

The Irish Chamber excels at providing networking forums for American and Irish executives, for the exchange of contacts and information on trade relationships, market research, and indigenous business. A hallmark of these forums is the participation of top executives, government officials, and directors who share similar interests and goals. We often collaborate with Irish agencies such as Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Údarás na Gaeltachta, and Tourism Ireland. We invite you to enhance your business prospects by becoming a member and put the resources of the Chamber to work for you and your company.

Patrons Thank you for joining us today, and for your support of the Irish Chamber.

Sláinte,

Kevin Dooley Kent Sean Flatley Lisa Maloney Chairman President Vice President & Ambassador’s Award Chair Program

Welcome Kevin D. Kent, Esq, Chairman

National Anthem of the United States of America, The Star-Spangled Banner and National Anthem of Ireland, The Soldier’s Song Theresa Flanagan Murtagh, Esq., Board Member

Invocation Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, 2013 Uachtarán Award Honoree

~ Presentation of Awards ~ Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones

Taoiseach Award Introduction of Bill & Natalie McLaughlin Frank Reynolds, 2015 Taoiseach Award Honoree, Board Member

Bill McLaughlin, Founder, Irish American Business Chamber & Network, and President, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. and Natalie McLaughlin, CFO, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. ~ Acceptance

Uachtarán Award Introduction of Monsignor Michael Doyle Ann Claffey Baiada, 2014 Uachtarán Award Honoree

Monsignor Michael Doyle, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Camden, NJ ~ Acceptance

~ Lunch ~ Introduction of The Consul General of Ireland Sean Flatley, President

Consul General’s Address by Ms. Barbara Jones

Address by Director of Northern Ireland Bureau, Mr. Norman Houston

Introduction of Almac Group Gary Hanley, Senior Vice President, Americas, Invest Northern Ireland

The Ambassador’s Award Presented by Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones

Kevin Stephens, Group Finance Director, Almac Group ~ Acceptance

Closing Remark Lisa Maloney, Esq., Vice President and Event Chair

Please join us for a networking reception, whiskey tasting hosted by Castle Brands, and a chance to congratulate the recipients as we take photos in the Lincoln Memorial immediately following luncheon. Barbara Jones Consul General of Ireland

Barbara Jones was born in Co. Wexford, Ireland. She is a graduate of Arts (French and History) (1977-1980) of University College, Dublin and holds post graduate qualifications in Education (1980-1981) from University College, Dublin and in Computer Science (1982-1983) from the National Institute of Higher Education (University of Limerick.)

Her career at the Department of Foreign Affairs began in September 1983. She has worked primarily on Anglo Irish and European Union issues. She was head of Humanitarian Aid policy (1994-1997) and travelled extensively in Africa over that time. Her overseas postings include assignments at the Consulate General of Ireland in San Francisco (1986-1990); at the Embassy of Ireland at Luxembourg (1991-1993) and as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Ireland in London dealing with political relations and the Northern Ireland peace process.

In September 2012, Ms Jones was appointed Joint Secretary at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat in Belfast. She took up duty as Consul General of Ireland in New York in September 2014.

Ms Jones served in two other government Departments in Dublin from 1997-2002. From 1999 to 2002, she served as Speech Writer and Special Adviser in the Department of the Taoiseach. Prior to that (1997 to 1999) she was seconded to the Trade Section of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, where she wrote and developed a new long term strategy for promoting Irish trade with China and Asia. She has a very good command of Irish and French.

Ms Jones is married to Mr. Oliver O’Connor, who is a business consultant specialising in healthcare finance, innovation and public policy. She has two sons and a daughter, Killian O’Connor, Tadhg O’Connor and Maeve Jones-O’Connor. Ambassador Award

The Ambassador Award, named in honor of the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, is presented annually to honor a company that has furthered the goals of the Irish American Business Chamber by developing business between the Isle of Ireland and the United States. Anne Anderson is the current Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.

Previous recipients of the Ambassador Award include: QVC, SAP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Shire plc, ARAMARK, The Vanguard Group, ICON plc., Amicus Therapeutics, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, GMAC, ICT Group, Wyeth, and Siemens.

Almac Ambassador Award Recipient Accepting on behalf of Almac Group: Kevin Stephens, Group Finance Director

Almac Group is an established, leading contract development and manufacturing organization with a strong reputation for innovation, quality and customer service. They provide an extensive range of integrated services to 600+ biopharma companies globally. Their comprehensive solutions range from R&D, biomarker discovery and development, API manufacture, formulation development, clinical trial supply, IRT technology (IVRS/IWRS) through to commercial-scale manufacture. The international company is a privately owned organization and has grown organically over 40 years employing in excess of 3,900 highly skilled personnel. Almac is headquartered in Craigavon, Northern Ireland with US operations based in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California. Almac also has operations in Singapore and Japan.

Alan Armstrong became Chairman & CEO in 2002. Alan oversees the entire Group’s operations globally and leads the strategic direction of Almac. In 2013, he was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the economy in Northern Ireland.

Kevin Stephens joined the Group in 2001 and following a number of varied financial roles within Galen/Almac. In January 2007 he was appointed to the position of Almac UK Group Financial Controller, before commencing in the role of VP Finance Almac Group in July 2009. In January 2012, Kevin was appointed to the Almac Executive team as Group Finance Director. Taoiseach Award

The Taoiseach Award is presented to a member of Irish descent who has, by example, shown exceptional business leadership and compassion. The Taoiseach Award takes its name from the original Irish title meaning Chieftain or Leader. Today, An Taoiseach is the Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, T.D.

Previous recipients of the Taoiseach Award include: Frank Reynolds, Denis P. O’Brien, James and Frances Maguire, Daniel J. Hilferty, Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., Henry J. “Harry” McHugh, John and Joan Mullen, James and Jacqueline Delaney, and Father John McNamee of St. Malachy’s Parish.

Bill & Natalie McLaughlin Bill McLaughlin, Founder, Irish American Business Chamber & Network and President, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. and Natalie McLaughlin, CFO, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. Taoiseach Award Recipients

Bill McLaughlin is president of McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc., assisting American firms entering the European market via Ireland, and Irish companies entering the U.S. In 1999 he founded the Irish American Business Chamber & Network and is chairman emeritus. He is active in business, education, and civic organizations and serves on the boards of the Global Interdependence Center, the President’s Advisory Council of LaSalle University, SMART States, and Main Line Girls Basketball Association, formerly on Neumann University and Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute boards, and is an Ambassador of The Union League of Philadelphia. Bill is a graduate of Msgr. Bonner High School and LaSalle University in Philadelphia.

Natalie Morgan McLaughlin, Bill’s wife of 35 years, worked with parents of neurologically impaired children at St. Christopher’s Hospital, Philadelphia, before raising their children and volunteering in the Lower Merion schools. She and Bill founded their former marketing communications business while pregnant with their youngest child. She has assisted the Irish American Chamber and other non-profits with her financial and administrative skills, and manages their investment properties. A native of Illinois, Natalie matriculated at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN and the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

Bill’s love of Ireland was greatly influenced by his County Mayo grandmother, who emigrated in 1889 at age 19 and lived with his family until her death in 1959. Although Natalie’s roots are Swiss and Welsh, Bill likes to claim their three children are 100% Irish. Bill and Natalie reside in Newtown Square, PA, and have three adult children and two granddaughters. Uachtarán Award The Uachtarán Award is named in honor of the President of Ireland, or Uachtarán na hEireann, in Irish. In the 1990s, Mary Robinson, the seventh President of Ireland, transformed the role of the President by developing a new sense of Ireland’s economic, political, and cultural links with other countries and cultures, especially those of the Irish Diaspora. Michael Higgins, the ninth and current President of Ireland and the former Minister for arts, culture, and the Gaeltacht in the 1990s, has excelled in this cultural and economic “building bridges” role.

Previous Award recipients include: CBS3 and the CW Philly, Ann Claffey Baiada, Sister Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, Timothy Chambers, James and Sarah Hasson, and Norbert J. McGettigan Sr.

Monsignor Michael J. Doyle Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Camden, New Jersey Uachtarán Award Recipient

Born on November 3, 1934 on a farm in Rossduff, County Longford, Ireland, Monsignor Doyle was educated at St. Peter’s Seminary in Wexford, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on May 31, 1959 by Bishop James Staunton. Monsignor Doyle was recruited from the seminary for the Diocese of Camden and arrived on September 14, 1959. His first assignments included teaching in diocesan Catholic high schools and serving as assistant priest in various parishes, before being appointed as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish on November 11, 1974. Monsignor oversees Sacred Heart Camden Catholic school, which educates 228 children from South Camden, most of whom are Baptist.

Monsignor earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Villanova University in 1962, and in 2007, he received an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Villanova. Monsignor also received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Chestnut Hill College in May 2010, and honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Ursinus College on May 10, 2013.

Monsignor has been serving the community in Camden tirelessly since 1974. In 1992, he established a free medical clinic which served people with no medical benefits until 2010. He founded the Heart of Camden Housing in 1984, which renovates abandoned houses and assists low-income families to become homeowners. With the assistance of Othmar Carli, a renowned artist, Monsignor restored the artistic beauty of the historic Sacred Heart Church. Luncheon Menu

Salad Arcadian Mixed Greens, Julienne Carrots, Cucumbers, Tomato, Served with Union League House Dressing

Duet Entrée Roasted Beef Filet in Irish Whiskey and Black Pepper Sauce, Served with Grilled Swordfish Medallion To Compliment: Horseradish-Chive Potato Gratin and Chef’s Vegetables

Dark Chocolate Chambord Torte

Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaf, and Assorted Hot Teas Served Table-side

Dietary restrictions / Lenten requests will be accommodated upon request The Irish American Chamber salutes all our distinguished honorees, past and present:

Uachtarán Award CBS 3 & the CW Philly 57 | Ann Claffey Baiada Sister Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF Tim Chambers | James & Sarah Hasson | Norbert J. McGettigan, Sr.

Promoting economic & educational relationships between the United States & the Isle of Ireland

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the irish american business chamber & network, inc. would like to recognize this afternoon’s honorees

Almac Bill & Natalie McLaughlin Monsignor Michael J. Doyle

Bill & Natalie McLaughlin

Congratulate our fellow 2016 Honorees

Monsignor Michael J. Doyle & Almac Group and all past recipients here today

Bill McLaughlin mclaughlin-morgan.com

McLaughlin Farm

JD Capital

Congratulates the honorees of the 2016 Ambassador’s Awards

The Irish American Chamber salutes all our distinguished honorees, past and present:

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Program 2016 Lifetime Ambassador Club Sponsors

Welcome Kevin D. Kent, Esq, Chairman

National Anthem of the United States of America, The Star-Spangled Banner and National Anthem of Ireland, The Soldier’s Song Theresa Flanagan Murtagh, Esq., Board Member

Invocation Sr. Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, 2013 Uachtarán Award Honoree

~ Presentation of Awards ~ Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones Ambassador Club Members

Taoiseach Award Introduction of Bill & Natalie McLaughlin Frank Reynolds, 2015 Taoiseach Award Honoree, Board Member

Bill McLaughlin, Founder, Irish American Business Chamber & Network, and President, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. and Natalie McLaughlin, CFO, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. ~ Acceptance

Uachtarán Award Introduction of Monsignor Michael Doyle Ann Claffey Baiada, 2014 Uachtarán Award Honoree

Monsignor Michael Doyle, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Camden, NJ ~ Acceptance

~ Lunch ~ Introduction of The Consul General of Ireland Sean Flatley, President

Consul General’s Address by Ms. Barbara Jones

Address by Director of Northern Ireland Bureau, Mr. Norman Houston

Introduction of Almac Group Gary Hanley, Senior Vice President, Americas, Invest Northern Ireland V.I.P. Dinner Sponsors

The Ambassador’s Award Presented by Consul General of Ireland Barbara Jones

Kevin Stephens, Group Finance Director, Almac Group ~ Acceptance

Closing Remark Lisa Maloney, Esq., Vice President and Event Chair

Consular Club Sponsors Ann & Mark Baiada

Event Sponsors

Brennan Capital Ventures

JD Capital McGinn Securities

Patrons

SK Strategies Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. About the Irish American Business Chamber

The Irish American Business Chamber & Network is a nonprofit and nonpartisan business organization promoting the interests of its members – companies and individuals – and the development of economic and educational relationships between the United States, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.

We provide growth opportunities through a series of networking forums for business executives, helping them to exchange information and ideas on doing business with one another.

These forums are hallmarked by the appearance of top CEOs, government executives, and directors who share similar interests and goals. Visit the events section of our website to review some of our past events to gain an appreciation of the opportunity for networking created by the Irish American Business Chamber.

Board of Directors

Officers Founder & Chairman Emeritus William J. McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. Chairman Kevin D. Kent, Esq., Conrad O’Brien P.C. Vice Chair Christine Hartmann, Saint Joseph’s University

President Sean Flatley, Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd. Vice President Lisa Maloney, Esq., Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Vice President Thomas McCool, TMC Consulting Secretary Jeffery Dailey, Esq., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Treasurer John L. McLoughlin, KPMG LLP

Directors John Brennan, JB Investment Management; Malcolm Burgess, ICON Clinical Research Kathryn Byrne, CPA., WeiserMazars LLP; Angela Cassidy, TransPerfect Life Sciences Daniel Cronin, Chorus Communications; James Delaney, JD Capital; Jack Kelly, KG Associates Charles Kerrigan, First CornerStone Bank; Harrald Kroeker, ARAMARK Reverend Philip Lowe, Ed.D., Neumann University; Martin G. Malloy, Esq., Malloy Medicare Advisors Harry McHugh, Wawa (retired); Richard Meehan, Meehan Wealth Advisors Theresa Flanagan Murtagh Esq., Murtagh Brothers, Inc.; John O’Malley, Esq., Volpe & Koenig P.C. Siobhan Reardon, Free Library of Philadelphia; Frank M. Reynolds, PixarBio Susan Ruane, ICON Clinical Research