Stephen Kelly

As CEO of Manufacturing Northern Ireland, Stephen represents the interests of the sector to Governments in NI, UK, the EU, and the US in areas which impacts on Northern Ireland’s position as a location to create, invest, grow, and sustain a manufacturing business. He is at the forefront of NI’s business community’s actions on Brexit. He was a member of the UK Government’s Board of Trade, UK National President of Junior Chamber and the BBC’s Broadcasting Council and is currently on the Board of a local arts based social enterprise as well as a Visiting Professor in Ulster University’s Business School. In March, Stephen was appointed by the Northern Ireland Economy Minister to Chair the Taskforce to double number of students at Ulster University’s Derry ~ Londonderry campus.