The Team

Roseann Kelly - Chief Executive

Roseann joined Women in Business NI when it was formed in 2002. She has lead Women in Business as CEO over the last 10 years from an organisation of 80 members to over 2500. It is now a leading business network, delivering for and projecting the voice for women in business in Northern Ireland.

Roseann is responsible for the development and implementation of the Women in Business NI Ltd Strategic Plan and for all operational activities. She continues to lead the organisation with passion and resilience.

Outside of Women in Business Roseann is vice Chair of Women’s Tec NI Ltd and a director on the Board of Diversity Mark NI Ltd, a company founded by Women in Business. She is a member of the Department for Economy's Strategic Advisory Forum. She has won awards for her work from Co3, Entrepreneurship Leader of the Year, nominated as one of Belfast Business Fastest Top 50 and a Special Award for Services to Enterprise.

Lesley O'Hanlon- Head of Programmes

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lesley O’Hanlon as the new Head of Programmes with Women in Business, Lesley is an experienced and CIPD qualified learning and development professional with over 10 years’ experience of programme management including design and delivery of learning and development programmes for both private and public-sector clients.

Lesley is a champion for female development with experience of programme management and delivery of female leadership development programmes with clients including the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, Adidas, Coke, Scottish Parliament, Associated British Foods and Sport NI.

Lesley founded Queens University Lean In Campus Chapter for Post Graduate females which is the first university chapter in the UK. Lesley is passionate about supporting and encouraging women to be the best version of themselves.

Lesley will launch the new Northern Ireland Women’s Enterprise Challenge which is a new collaboration between the 11 Councils, Invest NI and Women in Business NI. The aim of new three-year programme is to promote female enterprise, increase the numbers of women considering starting a business and encourage existing female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

Grainne Mackel - Administration and Marketing Assistant

Grainne manages the day to day administration of Women in Business including the events, memberships and programmes. She also manages all the social media content for the organisation.

Grainne holds a Second Class Hons with First Division in Marketing from University of Ulster and previously worked for Autism Eye Magazine as a Marketing and Events Intern.

Grainne is excited to be part of our team and get involved in our networking events.

Jacquie Henriette - Business Development Manager

As Business Development Manager, Jacquie is responsible for identifying and developing the strategic growth within Women in Business. Maintaining and growing the network’s membership and optimising revenue streams as well as exploring opportunities for development and key partners.

Jacquie is experienced in sales and project management. Her recent positions include Commercial Sales Manager at Citybeat Radio for over 10 years and more recently Industry Partnership Manager at Visit Belfast. She is looking forward to meeting and working with members, as well as recruiting new members to join our network.

Christine White - Head of Diversity Mark NI

Christine White is Head of Business for Diversity Mark NI – an organisation founded by Women In Business NI enabling organisations of all sizes to achieve gender diversity accreditation.

Christine has over 20 years’ experience working in large corporate organisations and she has a track record for being a consistent top performer in previous sales roles. Her most recent positions include Customer Service Manager in the Agnew Group for 7 years and Branch Manager in Santander prior to that. Christine believes that diversity accreditation will set businesses and organisations apart and seek to create environments where people have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Christine is delighted to be part of an organisation solely focussed on making a positive cultural change to our economy, and she is looking forward to working with new members to achieve their diversity accreditation.

Read more >> http://diversity-mark-ni.co.uk/

Neil Dalzell - ND Events

Neil and the team at ND Events manage all of the events at Women in Business.

ND Events is a fresh and innovative Events and Destination Management agency based in Northern Ireland that thrives on producing incredible events throughout the UK and Ireland.

Clarke and Co. Accountant

Clarke and Co. manages all of the accounts at Women in Business. Clark & Co. is a small firm that offers a wide ramge of accountancy services over a number of sectors including private and charity.