2005
Xsil Ltd and O2 Ireland win prestigious Management Awards
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21 April 2005
Taoiseach recognises excellence of Irish management at PA Consulting Management Awards in association with The Sunday Times
The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD, today presented technology company Xsil Ltd and mobile operator O2 Ireland with the PA Consulting Group Management Award 2005 in association with The Sunday Times. The Awards, which recognise management excellence in Irish business and public sector organisations, attracted entries from organisations throughout the island of Ireland. A gala reception in the National Museum of Ireland Archaeology and History, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 was attended by leading representatives of Irish business life.
The management teams of US multinationals Avocent International in Shannon and Symantec in Dublin were also recognised for their achievements in the Established Organisation Award. The achievements of the management teams of Carlow Security Company Netwatch and Donegal outsourcing company Forward Emphasis International were presented with certificates in the Newly Established Organisation Award.
Speaking at the Awards, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD said; “One of the things that I most like about these awards is that they recognise that no matter how innovative, visionary or industrious the head of any organisation is, it is not possible to thrive and prosper in today's competitive marketplace without the right management team and systems.”
Dr. Michael Maguire, Country Head, PA Consulting said; “The “Ahead of the Curve” report of the Enterprise Strategy Group on Ireland’s future clearly showed management capability to be one of the “essential conditions” of international competitiveness within the entire economy. Each of our finalists epitomise the spirit of management excellence which will drive our future economic success. I congratulate each of them, and in particular our Award winners O2 and Xsil”.
Ms. Fiona McHugh, Editor, The Sunday Times said; “We are delighted to honour the men and women whose vision and hard work have made a resounding success of their companies. We are especially pleased that these awards pay tribute to the teams behind those accomplishments since, as we all know, the success of a company is seldom attributable to any one individual.”
The judges of this year’s Awards were; Ms. Rosheen McGuckian, Chief Executive, GE Money, Mr. Sean O’Driscoll, Group CEO, Glen Dimplex, Mr. Bill Murphy, Chief Executive, Esat BT, Dr. Alan Gillespie, Chairman, Ulster Bank and Mr. Brendan Tuohy, General Secretary, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
PA Consulting Group Management Awards 2005 in association with The Sunday Times.
Management Award for Established Organisations (greater than five years old).
Winner: O2 Ireland
O2 Ireland typifies the success of the Irish economy over the past five to seven years. O2 as a small start-up entrepreneurial company has emerged from the Celtic Tiger boom of the late 1990s and today is recognised as one of the most successful and respected mobile communications providers in Europe.
The management team, led by Danuta Gray has grown the company consistently in the face of radical change including de-merging from BT and a change in brand. Employing 1,600, with an average employee age of 29, O2 has focused on innovation and customer service to build and expand its market in an increasingly competitive environment.
The judges citation read; “Despite significant organisational changes, and stages of rapid growth, the management team have embraced major challenges, realised and benefited from exciting new opportunities and pushed the boundaries of the Irish mobile market in terms of customer growth, network quality and customer service”.
Management Awards for newly established organisations (less than five years old).
Winner: Xsil Limited
Xsil was founded in 2000 by Peter Conlon, Pat Rainsford and a small group of key engineers and scientists. Xsil is a developer and manufacturer of innovative laser-based capital equipment used in manufacturing semiconducter ICs (chips) and components for optical telecommunications, biomedical and other emerging applications. After just four years in existence, Xsil is acknowledged as a world leader in its field. Xsil employs 150 people, over 100 of whom are involved in R&D.
The judges said that Xsil’s management team had impressively grown and expanded the company during a time of severe recession in the global IT sector. The company’s heavy investment in R&D was critical to its success and the company epitomised the global success which could be achieve by indigenous Irish companies with focused strategy which built on the company’s niche expertise
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