Guaranteed Irish is delighted to announce KPMG as their partner for the 2nd annual ‘CEO Alumni symposium’, to be held on October 26th in Euronext, a supporter of Irish businesses preparing for IPO. The Guaranteed Irish CEO Alumni is an exclusive event specially organised for winners of National Guaranteed Irish Business Awards. This year’s awards were announced on March 14th in the Shelbourne Hotel. The inaugural launch of the CEO Alumni in 2022 was a huge success, with 2 panels hosted by Anton Savage and Guaranteed Irish CEO Brid O’Connell, and featuring guest speakers including Entrepreneur Eleanor McEvoy, Kingsly Aikins from The Networking Institute, Meliosa O’ Caoimh, Northern Trust and 30% Club and former Leinster & Ireland rugby player Bernard Jackman, among others.
The Guaranteed Irish CEO Alumni all day event is an opportunity only open to the winners of the annual awards and works with senior management teams of award winning companies based in Ireland to network, learn from each other, create trading alliances in a circle of trust within the exclusive Guaranteed Irish ecosystem.
KPMG is a global professional services firm offering audit, tax, advisory and consulting services that proudly support Irish businesses. With over 4,000 people in offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Galway, they work with a broad range of Irish companies, from established family businesses to emerging fast-growing businesses and everything in between, making them a natural sponsor for such an exclusive coming together of some of the best business minds in the country.
Guaranteed Irish champions a network of 2,000 member businesses, employing over 120,000 people across Ireland, and generating an annual combined Irish turnover of €14.75bn. The licenced symbol is awarded to successful businesses by the Guaranteed Irish Appraisals Board.
Alan Bromell, Partner and Head of Private Enterprise at KPMG, said: "KPMG is the heart of Irish business, as is Guaranteed Ireland, so we are proud to support this great initiative and contribute to its success. We look forward to participating in the event and supporting Guaranteed Ireland award winners to connect with and learn from each other. Days like this are invaluable in fostering the continued success of Irish companies on the global stage."
Commenting on the announcement, Camilla Cullinane, Tax Partner at KPMG, said: "KPMG is committed to encouraging and supporting domestic entrepreneurship and helping businesses in Ireland grow. We are proud to partner with this year's Guaranteed Irish CEO Alumni network. Guaranteed Irish is one of Ireland's most enduring and recognisable symbols, and their members, like our clients, operate across a diverse range of sectors.
Brid O’Connell CEO Guaranteed Irish commented, ‘We are delighted to have an organisation with the global calibre of KPMG as the partners of our CEO Alumni Event for 2023. KPMG have been an invaluable asset to Irish businesses and the Irish economy, offering industry leading support services, employing thousands of Irish people, and helping the overall growth and scalability of business in Ireland. The Guaranteed Irish Business Awards offered us the ability to create a truly unique event in the CEO Alumni follow up event, the first of its type in Ireland, where business owners large and small, from across Ireland can come together, connect, learn from each other, and share key insights and information with one another.’