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Kirsty Nixon
has allowed him to work with the
Trustees of the Charity to embed the
requirements of the new charity’s
regime in the organisation. Tiarnán
has made a significant impact on the
Charity and its 400 employees
working with them to ensure the
delivery of the charitable objectives of
the organisation and its public benefit
requirement.
Eamonn Seydak
Digital Twenty Four, Mktg Manager S3 Solutions, Director
As a CIM­qualified marketer, Kirsty
Nixon has over ten years experience
working in Marketing, in various
industries ranging from financial
services to retail and ecommerce. With
experience in all digital marketing
channels from PPC to SEO, she has a
particular flair for content marketing
and now manages the content pipeline
for all of Digital Twenty Four’s clients.
She possesses an impressive balance
of creative, writing and organisational
skills, along with the ability to
empathise and engage with clients’
target customers. She regularly
mentors SME businesses providing
hands on training and support.
@digitaltwenty4 I am proud to employ nine people at
S3 Solutions and I am proud of the
journey our business has experienced
to date. Most of my personal highlights
would be sport related. I spent 8 years
at Cliftonville Football Club where I
was fortunate to be part of the double
title winning teams. We also won a
host of other trophies including four
league cups and two County Antrim
shields, although playing at Celtic Park
in the Champions League qualifying
stages is a stand out moment. As far as
achievements go however, I am most
proud of being a father to my 16­
month­old boy Ethan. I now look
forward to and enjoy taking time off to
spend with him and my wife Louise.
@S3SNI @EamonnSeydak
Tiarnán O'Neill
Down and Connor Diocesan Trust,
Chief Operating Officer
A Chartered Accountant, Tiarnán
O’Neill trained with PwC in Belfast and
Dungannon working with some of
Northern Ireland’s Top 100
companies. In October 2017 he was
appointed Chief Operating Officer to
Down and Connor Diocesan Trust one
of Northern Ireland’s largest Charity’s.
A recognised leader in the sector
Tiarnán’s expertise in corporate
governance, risk and can­do attitude
James Perry
James Perry Exam Coaching,
Managing Director
James Perry is the owner of James
Perry Exam Coaching, a unique
business, coaching Accounting
Students on mindset, motivation, study
and exam technique. To date he has
successfully coached over 80 people
globally including Jamaica and New
Zealand. In addition, he is also the Co­
Owner of Elevatetuition.co.uk, a new
business providing tuition for
professional Accountancy Exams.
When James is not working on one of
his businesses, he can be founding
acting as a consultant with ALPS
talking in primary schools about
emotional well being, organising and
hosting networking events to raise
money for charity or speaking at local
schools about entrepreneurship on
behalf of Young Enterprise NI. On top
of all of this, James is a carer for his
Dad, finding himself in this position for
the second time in his life. James is
proud of both his professional and
personal achievements and dedicates
everything he does to his parents,
especially in memory of his late
mother, who was is inspiration.
Stephen Smyth
TCTS Group Ltd,. Founder
Founder and MD Stephen Smyth
GDipEng MIRTE MSOE Aff.Inst. A.E.A.
MIAATI, created this company from his
years of experience in the specialist
fields of: Automotive Engineering,
Vehicle Examination, Collision
Investigation, Accident Investigation,
Transport Management, Transport
Enforcement, Special Investigations,
Examination and Assessment, Driving,
Logistics, Lecturing and Training.
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