Revealed: New Cabinet and Taoiseach’s Seanad nominees
RTE, 28 June 2020

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is holding his first Cabinet meeting in Dublin Castle tonight after the new members of Government were formally appointed and received their seals of office from President Michael D Higgins.

Earlier today, he unveiled details of the new coalition Cabinet during a sitting of the Dáil in Dublin’s Convention Centre. He has also revealed his 11 nominees for the Seanad.

The three party leaders carved up the 15 cabinet seats in a six-six-three Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Green Party split, with two Ministers of State (so-called “super juniors”) also sitting at the table.

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Bernard Birkett Recognized as 2020 CFO of the Year Award Winner by the Philadelphia Business Journal

The CFO of the Year Awards honor CFOs in Greater Philadelphia who have shown outstanding performance in their role as corporate financial stewards. The nominees were evaluated by an independent panel of judges who examined their financial management, strategic thinking and overall contribution to their company’s reputation.

Bernard received this award in recognition of his senior leadership ability and strategic thinking cultivated over more than 25 years in Finance and Corporate Accounting roles in the manufacturing and medical device industries. Since Bernard joined the West team nearly two years ago, he has worked tirelessly to greatly strengthen our financial position, which has resulted in West’s stock price more than doubling (as of May 2020) and our recent addition to the S&P 500.

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