Manufacturing, Technology and Transport
Andrew J McKenna: Schwarz Supply Source
Andrew J McKenna, a second-generation Irish-American with roots in Monaghan and Mayo, is chairman of McDonald's Corporation. McDonald's is the world's leading food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries, serving 50 million customers each day.
Anne Mulcahy: Xerox
Anne Mulcahy is chairperson of the board and CEO of the Xerox Corporation. She was named CEO of Xerox in August 2001 and then chairperson five months later in 2002.
Chuck Moran: SkillSoft
Chuck Moran founded SkillSoft in 1998 with venture capital backing from Warburg Pincus raising more than $20m. The company went public in January 2000, initially raising $40m and then $88m in a secondary offering in July 2001.
Craig Barrett: Intel
Craig Barrett presides over the largest semiconductor company in the world. He has been the chairman of the board of Intel Corporation since May 2005.
Dr George Moore: TARGUSInfo
Dr George Moore is CEO of TARGUSinfo, a company he co-founded in 1993 to develop a new generation of information products using intelligent call processing.
Edward Breen: Tyco International
Edward Breen is chairman and chief executive officer of Tyco International, a highly diversified, global company with five business segments: ADT Worldwide; Fire Protection Services; Safety Products; Flow Control; and Electrical and Metal Products.
John Cullinane: Cullinane Corporation
John Cullinane is a pioneer of the software industry having founded what was to be the first successful software products company in the world at a time when industry gurus said it couldn't be done; others had tried and failed.
John Hartnett: Palm Inc
John Hartnett is senior vice-president for global markets for Palm Inc, a leading worldwide producer of mobile computers. He is responsible for a team of 250 employees encompassing Palm's worldwide sales and customer support for the company's international business including marketing, retail, distribution and e-commerce.
Larry Ellison: Oracle Corporation
Lawrence Joseph Ellison is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, the database software company.
Margaret M Molloy: Gerson Lehrman Group
Margaret M Molloy is vice-president of marketing at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a position that she has held for two years.
Michael Dell: Dell Inc
Michael Saul Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Inc. A college dropout, Forbes estimates his net worth at $15.8bn, making him the 30th richest person in the world and the ninth richest American.
Patricia Cunningham: Continental Airlines
Patricia A Cunningham, or "Pattie" as she is fondly known among her peers, is the manager of transatlantic leisure sales for Continental Airlines, the forth largest airline in the US. She overseas leisure sales for 30 destinations in Europe and Israel, three of which are the main airports in Ireland: Belfast, Dublin and Shannon.
Peter Conlon: XSiL Ltd
Peter Conlon (52) is the founder of XSiL Ltd and served as the company's chairman and CEO since its foundation in May 2000. In June 2007, he stepped down as CEO, handing the responsibility over to Brian Farrell, but remains chairman for the group.
Peter M Zotto: Iona Technologies
Peter M Zotto was appointed chief executive of Iona Technologies in April 2005. He previously served as the company's COO and president.
Steven Ballmer: Microsoft Corporation
Steven Ballmer is chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of software for personal and business computing.
