2013 Press Releases

MBA Graduate of Year announced

19 Jun 2013
Pictured L-R: Dr. Joan Buckley, UCC MBA; Kevin O’Riordan, McAfee; Honor Moore, Deloitte; Dr. Michael Murphy, President, UCC.

Kevin O’ Riordan, of McAfee, is the recipient of the Deloitte UCC Executive MBA Graduate of the Year Award for 2013.

The award is presented annually to the outstanding student of the graduating class.

Mr O’ Riordan is a Director of Programme Management with the security software company, McAfee, who are based in Mahon, Cork City.  He receives the Deloitte award for finishing top of the 2013 Executive MBA graduating class at UCC.

A native of Ballyvourney, Kevin is a Fellow and past Chairperson of the Institution of Engineering & Technology Ireland network. Prior to joining McAfee he held management and engineering positions in telecommunications and semiconductor companies.

Presenting the award Honor Moore of Deloitte said 'Deloitte is honoured to be associated with this prize which recognises excellence in executive education'. She complimented both the achievements of Kevin O’ Riordan and the importance of the UCC MBA programme in providing high level business education in the region.

UCC President Dr. Michael Murphy, who hosted the award ceremony, paid tribute to Deloitte’s commitment to executive education. He highlighted the importance of their on-going support for the Executive MBA programme.

Executive MBA Director, Dr. Joan Buckley, congratulated Mr O’ Riordan both for his academic achievements and his overall contribution to UCC’s Executive MBA. She pointed out that the Deloitte prize forms part of an overall strategy to enhance executive education at UCC. ‘The MBA is our flagship executive education degree and in this prize we recognise an executive who has shown exceptional ability’, she said.

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