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Mick Guinee Honoured with Alumni Achievement Award from UCC
Business News
Mick with his UCC achievement Award
In November Mick Guinee
received an Alumni Achievement
Award for Business and Industry
from his Alma Mater, University
College Cork. Mick was amongst
nine Alumni recognised by the
University for their exceptional
achievements since graduation.
A Cork native, Mick graduated
with a Degree in Electrical
Engineering from UCC, and
went on to complete a Masters
in Industrial Engineering at
University College Dublin.
His career with General Electric
commenced shortly thereafter and
in 1983 he was made Managing
Director of their Affiliate in
Shannon – the ‘EI Company’,
as it was then known. He led the
successful MBO in 1988 and Ei
as we know it today was born.
Now one of the largest employers
in the Midwest, Ei Electronics
is heralded as an exemplar Irish
indigenous manufacturing and
exporting Company, and noted
for its longstanding culture of
community engagement and
corporate social responsibility.
Pictured is Mick being presented with the award by
UCC President, Prof. John O’ Halloran
Also pictured at the awards ceremony were some of Mick’s friends and family
L to R; Vincent Murphy, Dr. Michael Byrne, Mike Meehan, Mary Duggan, Mick Guinee,
Brid Murphy (Mick’s sister), Gerry Murphy, Con Sheahan, John Kirby and Gerard Guinee