www.irelanduscouncil.com I WELCOME !"#"$%#&'()#!*#&$+, !*#"$%#-!+.#!+/ s President of the Ireland-U.S. Council it is my pleasant +)()0#-!+.#!*#&$+, duty to extend, on behalf of the entire Council Traditional Irish toast A membership in the United States and throughout Ireland, !*#"$%#&'()1 the warmest of welcomes to our 52nd Anniversary Dinner. I wish also to express thanks for the support and participation we have received during this past year – my first year as Council President - from Council members and from many benefactors, patrons and sponsors. The encouragement, assistance and Who could ask for more? Brian W. Stack support you have offered has been crucial in continuing the organization’s programs and activities during this past year. Except, perhaps, a way to achieve it. Because of your help, we have been able to engage in a meaningful way with the core At Mutual of America, we have the tools to mission of the organization, namely promoting business ties between the U.S. and help get you there – retirement plans and Ireland. In working to enhance and strengthen those important business bonds and individual savings products – and have been commercial connections between the United States and Ireland, we hope to make a guiding people like you for over 60 years. worthwhile contribution to the betterment of the economic circumstances of all the people in the United States and in Ireland, north and south. Your goals are our goals. Count on it. Tonight, we are honored to welcome Ireland’s Prime Minister An Taoiseach , Enda Kenny TD who will receive the Ireland-U.S. Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award . We are also delighted to present the Council’s Award for Outstanding Achievement to a distinguished American Gerald C. Crotty, who is pioneering private sector investment in Ireland’s energy sector infrastructure. The important investment, trade, tourism and other business links that connect America and Ireland have flourished during this past year. These are durable, tangible and resilient connections that require intelligent attention and nurturing. Our hope is that in the coming year, together we can take further steps toward strengthening and expanding these links between America and Ireland. Brian Stack Brian W. 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What makes Ireland great, makes Ireland great for business Contact your travel agent, call 800.243.8687 or visit www.cietours.com THE COUNCIL ’S U.S. B OARD OF DIRECTORS Officers Directors President Michael Brewster Patricia A. Cunningham Brian W. Stack Managing Director National Account Manager William Falvey Peter J. Hooper Chief Executive Officer Executive Director Credit-Suisse Securities Leisure Sales Sales Director - Chairman CIE Tours International David O’Sullivan (USA) LLC United Airlines Diageo North America New Ireland Fund, Inc. National Treasurer National Secretary Kieran Claffey James M. Adrian William B. Finneran James J. Houlihan Partner Partner Michael Clark Patrick J. Donaghy Chairman & Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ford, Marrin, Esposito President Chairman Managing Director Houlihan-Parnes LLP & Witmeyer Surmont, LLC. Favour Royal, Inc. EXOP Capital, LLC Realtors, LLC Vice Presidents Niall Condon Vice President John J. Kelly Michael J. Gibbons John P. Nallen Established Products John Doolan John Fitzpatrick Managing Partner President-Emeritus Chief Financial Officer Operating Unit Vice President Chief Executive Hanover Stone Partners, The Ireland-U.S. Council 21st Century Fox Pfizer, Inc. Heineken USA Fitzpatrick Hotel Group LLC Joe Connolly Diarmuid Hogan Cillian Ó Brádaigh Executive Vice President Eddie Dowling Jack Foley Donald Keough Chief Executive Executive Director Bank of Ireland Chief Executive Executive Vice President Chairman Global Excess Partners, LLP Morgan Stanley Global Markets U.S. The Padded Wagon Aer Lingus Allen & Company, Inc. Barbara G. Koster Christina G. Kirshbaum Senior Vice President & John J. Reilly Gerald C. Crotty Alan T. Ennis Thomas J. Goodwin Director Chief Information Officer Partner President Former President & CEO Partner Freedom from Fistula Prudential Financial, Inc. Squire Patton Boggs Weichert Enterprise, LLC Revlon, Inc. McCarter & English, LLP Foundation/U.S. 6 7 U.S. B OARD OF DIRECTORS Martin Murphy Daniel P. Tully Partner Past-President MacDara Lynch The Repton Group, LLP The Ireland-U.S. Council Joseph J. Walsh Elizabeth F. Martin Rhianna Quinn-Roddy Chairman & CEO Partner Principal Curtis Circulation Elizabeth F. Martin Fine Art Tinderbrook Associates Company Andrea T. Mills Proud to support. Director Carl Shanahan Maurice Wolridge Fiscal Management President Chairman Associates, LLC Shamrock Building Services Alimentary Health, Inc. Deloitte proudly supports The Ireland-U.S. Council and joins in honoring Gerald C. Crotty and Enda Kenny, T.D. Honorary Director Today’s environment requires fresh thinking — now, not tomorrow. At Deloitte, we recognize that extraordinary times call for Thomas J. Moran Dennis D. Swanson extraordinary service. 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All rights reserved. Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited 8 THE COUNCIL ’S IRELAND CHAPTER BOARD Chapter President Eamonn McKeon Dr. Michael Somers Chief Executive Mark Nolan Andy Ruane Deputy Chairman Irish Tourist Industry Managing Director Chief Executive AIB Group, plc Confederation Dromoland Castle Hotel Irish Channel America Chapter Board Members Clive Bellows Brian Goggin Country Head Michael Donohoe Past-President Martiena Milton Marie O’Connor Martin Shanahan Northern Trust Bank Director Corporate Services Ireland-U.S. Council Director Partner Chief Executive (Ireland) Colliers International Ireland Chapter H. R. Holfeld Group PwC LLP IDA Ireland Roddy Feely Joseph P.J. Murray Dr. Len O’Hagan Nicola Byrne Executive Director Michael Greene Founding Director Chief Executive Julie Sinnamon Chief Executive Ireland-U.S. Council Of Counsel Ireland-U.S. Council Royal College of Physicians Chief Executive 11890 Ltd. Ireland Chapter A & L Goodbody Ireland Chapter of Ireland Enterprise Ireland Richard M. Henry Brendan Cahill Mark Finlay Producer Broker Martin Naughton Aidan Prendergast Aidan Smyth Partner President Lex Risk Solutions/ Executive Chairman CEO Managing Director William Fry, Solicitors ULV Americas, Inc. Jatco Insurance Brokers Glen Dimplex Cardinal Consulting Ltd. Labplan Ltd. Council Contact Information NEW YORK DUBLIN 420 Lexington Avenue - Suite #356 Suite #8, Malton, 31-33 Merrion Rd. New York, NY 10170-0247 Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Michael Cannon Pat Gilroy Stan McCarthy Anne Nolan Tel: (212) 867 6268 • Fax: (212) 867 6834 Tel: (01) 667 4040 • Fax: (01) 667 4041 Director CEO – Ireland