Connecting Business – Growing Opportunities
In addition to our Management Board, we are fortunate to have the invaluable support of our esteemed Causeway Ambassadors, who play a pivotal role in championing Causeway.
Co-Chair of Causeway between 2021 to January 2025 and serving as a management board member since, 1995, Judith has been instrumental to the success of Causeway. With a passion for powerful communications, Judith was awarded Creative Industries’ Leader of the Year and won recognition for her role as Causeway Co-Chair by CEO monthly.
Originally from Cork, Judith set up Represent, an award-winning PR & digital agency in 2000, growing it into one of Scotland’s leading independent agencies.
With offices in Dublin and Edinburgh, the agency’s integrated approach drives business growth and builds brands across sectors including food & drink, fintech, property, professional services, agriculture, education and tourism.
Judith’s skills lie in bringing people, ideas and messages together to achieve killer content across print, broadcast and digital channels. She works across corporate reputation, strategic communications planning and crisis management.
Sean is an experienced Relationship Development Manager, bringing over 30 years experience in commercial banking and the Third Sector, to Executive Education and Leadership.
As a “thought partner” to a great number of businesses across a variety of sectors, Sean identifies where opportunities exist for businesses to benefit from cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research, education and knowledge-exchange that the Strathclyde Business School can provide, or can tailor a bespoke programme to meet the individual and specific needs of a business.
Sean aims to increase footprint, revenue and contribution while enhancing quality and reputation of the University of Strathclyde and partners.
As one would expect from a world class institution, the client base incorporates high potential SMEs, global multi-national corporations, family businesses, social enterprises, NGO’s, public and Third Sector organisations who they help develop the strategic leadership needed to build a prosperous, fairer and more inclusive society.
Ian McCann is originally from Portadown, Co Armagh and is a partner in the Construction Team at National Law Firm Shoosmiths working out of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast. Ian is also a partner in BTO Solicitors’ Construction and Engineering team.
Ian specialises in drafting and negotiating building and engineering contracts, professional consultant appointments, collateral warranties, bonds and guarantees.
He has worked on some of the highest profile projects in Scotland and Northern Ireland, including Edinburgh Trams and the redevelopment of the St James Centre in Edinburgh and Northern Ireland Water.
Ian acted as Company Secretary and Board Member for Causeway: Ireland Scotland Business Exchange since its inception and has now accepted an appointment as an Ambassador for Causeway.
Colm has been involved in business development in the UK and Ireland for 25 years with most of that time working between Cork, Dublin and Edinburgh. He was previously the Chair of Causeway since its formation in 2016 until 2018.
He is a graduate of University College Cork and The University of Leicester and has been a company director in the UK and Ireland since 1997.
Colm is the CEO of Red River Archaeology Group Ltd, the parent company of two trading companies Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd, a company registered in the Republic of Ireland and Red River Archaeology Ltd, a company registered in Scotland. As such, he has extensive experience of exporting services in both directions across the Irish Sea.
The Red River Group currently employs over 100 archaeologists and support staff through offices in Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff and provides archaeological support and services on a broad range of developments with a strong focus on infrastructure, notably HS2 at the time of writing. Through these activities Rubicon and Red River are integral to the supply chains in sectors such as Roads and Rail, Housing, Renewable Energy and many more.
This position provides a broad insight into the activities of numerous business sectors in the geographical area covered by Causeway.
Colm is the author of numerous academic and popular publications on archaeology in Scotland and Ireland. Colm is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland.
John McClarey is the founder of Business Fives, a corporate charity events management company. An experienced professional originally from Limavady, Co Derry, John moved to Edinburgh to study, achieving a Master in Economics before forging a successful career in business development covering various industry sectors.
Setting up his own company in 2016 Business Fives, who specialise in the management of corporate charity golf, football and esports events.
John has worked with over 1,000 companies throughout the country raising over £175,000 for charities in the process.
A qualified architect and urban designer, Eugene is a founding director of architectural practice Smith Scott Mullan Associates in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stefanie is the Director of Economics with Ramboll. Stefanie’s consulting experience (supported by academic training in environmental management, natural sciences and economics) spans the planning, technical delivery, and management of policy and infrastructure projects.
Most recently she has focused on the economics of cities and urban settlements with a view to delivering valuable and tangible social and environmental outcomes through improved design and delivery of infrastructure, the creation of investable propositions, alongside significant stakeholder, community and third sector engagement.
Her work in this area concentrations on environmental and social outcomes and how to support client in making ‘better’ decision.
Stefanie is from Dublin, but has lived in Scotland for the last 20 years.
Siobhan Fogarty graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) with an honours degree in Law and followed that with a post graduate qualification from the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, as a barrister.
Her early career in Scotland saw her join the professional indemnity team of a small national broker, Corporate Risk Plc , which was later acquired by Johnson and Higgins and ultimately by Global broker Marsh & McLennan Insurance Services.
Siobhan worked primarily within the Claims Division helping a broad spectrum of clients, through the protection afforded by their professional indemnity insurance policies. She continued in this specialised field for over twenty years, the last eight of which were spent between London and Edinburgh when she joined the board of the internal Managing General Agent (MGA) of Lockton companies LLP as head of compliance and claims. Here she had a particular role in advising on the reduction of risk through the maintaining of a robust internal control framework.
Siobhan joined GS Group in February 2019 and as Legal and Regulatory Director, she is responsible for all compliance matters. She is also involved in new business initiatives, particularly in the professional indemnity arena.
David was a founder member of the Irish Business Network in 2016 and Chair of Causeway from 2018 to 2022. David is Senior Vice-President of Hoist Global Tech Solutions, a global systems integrator using enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions by IFS to drive long-term success and value into customers.
Key focused markets are: Aerospace & Defence; Manufacturing; Construction & Engineering; Energy, and Service industries.
Stuart Turnbull is a Transport Planning Professional with over 35 years’ experience of working across Scotland and Ireland, and has led numerous multi-disciplinary teams delivering high profile commissions for local and national governments.
Stuart joined the Causeway Management Board in 2019, whist he was a Director at Jacobs, and during the course of the next five years he played a key role in the planning of events focused on identifying opportunities for collaboration across the Irish Sea. Having stepped down from the Board in late 2024 Stuart is looking forward to continuing to play his part in connecting businesses through the Causeway network as one of our Ambassadors .
