The Business Excellence Institute is delighted to announce that the successful nominees, elected to the Excellence Hall of Fame for 2019 are, in alphabetical order by first name, Clara Shih, Feargal Quinn, and Henry Mintzberg.
Clara Shih – Founder Hearsay Social & Board Member of Starbucks
Clara started her career aged 15 in Femilab. She later earned co-terminal Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics & Computer Science from Stanford before earning her second Masters from Oxford while working for Google in the UK. After Google, she joined Salesforce.com prior to starting her own company, Hearsay Systems. She has since written two bestselling books, been appointed to the board of Starbucks, and has been named one of Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs”. You can learn more about her here.
Feargal Quinn – Founder Superquinn & Senator
Feargal is one of Ireland’s most popular entrepreneurs. He founded the Superquinn supermarket chain which helped introduce supermarkets to Ireland in the 60s. An internationally respected retailer, he has served as chairman of the Irish Post Office and as a Senator in the Irish Senate. He has written 3 books and has been a Marketing Professor in NUI Galway. He shared a “Listener of the Year” award with Oprah Winfrey and has been awarded both a Papal Knighthood and the Ordre National du Mérite. You can learn more about him here.
Henry Mintzberg – Professor of Management, McGill University, Montréal
Henry has been one of the world’s leading management thinkers for many years. After earning his PhD from MIT, he joined the faculty in McGill University in Montréal and, while there, has served as a consultant to numerous businesses and governments. He was the first management academic to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has recieved many other accolades including 18 honorary doctorates. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officier de l’Ordre National du Québec. You can learn more about him here.
The Induction Ceremony is a Black Tie Gala Dinner with a “fireside chat” that will take place in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, on Thursday, 28 March, 2019.
About The Business Excellence Institute
The Business Excellence Institute is a membership body that promotes business excellence as a multi-disciplinary profession, excellence in management, and the use of innovative approaches to personal and organizational development. It works with individuals and organizations ranging from small family businesses to federal governments to help them deliver outstanding results for all their stakeholders. It has members on 5 continents and while predominantly practitioner-focused, it also has academic members.
Tickets for the Induction Ceremony Gala Dinner can be purchased here
