Biography
Ultan Courtney
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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Ultan is currently Chairman of Dublin Bus, an independent commercial subsidiary within the CIE Group since 2014. He also serves on the Board of CIE, both terms expire in December 2021. Ultan has had a successful senior management career with large-scale organisations such as C&C plc, Superquinn, and Waterford Foods. He has also run his own management consultancy business since 2008. This provides services to all types of businesses from small start-ups to family firms and bigger companies in the public and private economy. Ultan previously worked with IBEC and has an expertise in industrial relations, employment law and human resources. Ultan has experienced in working with all the stakeholders, including the ICTU, within the remit of the commission.
Ultan is currently Chairman of the RTE Management Disputes Tribunal, Independent Chairperson, IMI Grievance Resolution Procedure, member of the Central Bank Disputes Resolution Tribunal. Lay member of the Client & Complaints Committee of the Law Society of Ireland. He is also a former member of the Equality Authority and former member of the Public Sector Pay Commission.
He has a degree in economics from Trinity College. He has post graduate qualifications from the Law Society in Corporate Legal Governance and Judicial Skills and Decision Making and UCD in Employment Law and Arbitration. He also qualified in Management Strategy and Coaching and Training. He is an accredited mediator and arbitrator.