Pictured above , Dr Ronan Carbery UCC MBA Director, Amy White Janssen MBA Student of Year 2021 / 2022, Ronan Murray EY Cork, Professor John O’ Halloran UCC President , Christopher Thomas Pfizer MBA Student of Year 2019 / 2020, Prof Michelle Carr UCC MBA Director.
Amy White and Chris Thomas have been announced as EY UCC Executive MBA Graduates of the Year. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of graduates who have excelled in leadership development education.
Amy White is the Director, Network Strategy with the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. The award recognises her academic achievements finishing top of the Executive MBA graduating class at Cork University Business School (CUBS) in 2021 – 2022 programme.
Chris Thomas is the Director of the Process Development Centre in Pfizer. He received the EY UCC award for finishing top of the 2019-20 Executive MBA graduating class at UCC, with his award ceremony delayed due to Covid restrictions.
Praising Amy and Chris’s achievements, Ronan Murray, M&A Strategy and Transactions Partner, EY Ireland, said: “EY is honoured to be associated with these awards which recognise excellence in business leadership education. As both a past UCC Executive MBA graduate and recipient of this award, I’m particularly pleased to be presenting the award for outstanding contribution today.”
UCC President Professor John O’ Halloran, who hosted the award ceremony, paid tribute to EY’s commitment to supporting business learning, in particular their support for the UCC Executive MBA programme.
Professor Michelle Carr and Dr Ronan Carbery, Directors of the Executive MBA at UCC, congratulated Amy and Chris for their academic achievements and their overall contributions across the two years of their programme.
Accepting her award, Amy White said: “I am proud to receive this award but in doing so must thank my fellow course participants for creating a growth environment driving valuable learning through some excellent in class discussions while not forgetting to have some fun. This was facilitated by top class lecturers from across the academic and business worlds and I especially thank all of you for your guidance and feedback throughout the two years. I am very grateful to Janssen and the Ringaskiddy site leadership team for their support and the biotherapeutics development team who leaned in to ensure we delivered core business. Finally, a huge thank you to my family for their never wavering encouragement.”
Accepting his award, Chris Thomas said: “I am delighted to receive this award and would like to thank UCC, the MBA lecturers and my fellow course participants for their tremendous support and creating a truly collaborative environment which has fostered invaluable learnings applicable to my work in Pfizer. I am very grateful to Pfizer for investing in me and giving me this opportunity, and I want to say a huge thank you to my wife and family for their support and encouragement.”
About the UCC CUBS Executive MBA
The UCC CUBS Executive MBA is designed to prepare its participants to become organisational managers, innovators and leaders. It provides a strong understanding of the core organisational functions and disciplines, but moves beyond that to provide an integrative, critical understanding of the foundations and practice of management and leadership.
You can learn more about the MBA and how to apply by visiting: www.cubsucc.com/executive-mba/