By Chamber Press Office, 25 February 2022
Dublin Airport MD Vincent Harrison appointed Dublin Chamber President 2022
25th February 2022: Vincent Harrison, Managing Director of Dublin Airport, was appointed as the 133rd President of Dublin Chamber last night. He received his chain of office as the Chamber held its first in-person AGM in two years.
Vincent Harrison joined Dublin Chamber’s elected Policy Council in 2015 and has been a board member since 2017. He has also served on the Policy Committee of ACI Europe, the representative body for European airports, and on the Council of the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation.
Having previously held the position of Director Strategy, Regulation and B2B, Vincent Harrison has been Managing Director of Dublin Airport since 2014. During this period, Dublin Airport passenger numbers grew from 20 million to 33 million, ranking it the tenth largest airport in the European Union. He is optimistic regarding the post-pandemic recovery of the airport, with the restoration underway of its significant 2019 network: 190 destinations across 42 countries, served by 48 airlines.
Prior to joining Dublin Airport, Vincent Harrison held senior financial and management positions with Esat/B.T. in Ireland and with Rubbermaid Inc. in the USA and in Europe. He holds an MBA degree from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and a B.Comm. degree from University College Cork and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Vincent Harrison will lay out his vision for the year ahead at Dublin Chamber’s annual AGM Dinner on 31st March 2022. Taoiseach Micheál Martin will also address members on the night.
Commenting upon his appointment, Vincent Harrison, Managing Director of Dublin Airport, said: “I’m honoured to become the President of Dublin Chamber and I welcome the opportunity to play a key role in reconnecting our members as we interact again in-person post-COVID to promote our mutual business interests. Dublin Chamber is the largest and most influential B2B networking and lobbying chamber in the country and I look forward to helping businesses prosper in the year ahead. Dublin Chamber enables members to build our business networks to forge meaningful opportunities to showcase what a capital city like Dublin has to offer.”
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