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Eileen was inducted into the Business Excellence Institute (BEX) Hall of Fame in Dublin, Ireland, in 2017. Pictured at the induction ceremony: John Bourke (President of BEX), Prof. Don Haider (former assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury and faculty member of the Kellogg School), Eileen McDonnell, Sir Martin Naughton (sixth wealthiest Irish person / billionaire / businessman), and Dr. Thomas Louis (digital and transformation expert from Switzerland).

December 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Eileen was inducted into the Business Excellence Institute (BEX) Hall of Fame in Dublin, Ireland, in 2017. Pictured at the induction ceremony: John Bourke (President of BEX), Prof. Don Haider (former assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury and faculty member of the Kellogg School), Eileen McDonnell, Sir Martin Naughton (sixth wealthiest Irish person / billionaire / businessman), and Dr. Thomas Louis (digital and transformation expert from Switzerland).

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