Dr Billy Hastings is the Chairman of Hastings Hotels. The group own six hotels in Northern Ireland, and have an interest in the Merrion Hotel, Dublin.

Ed Vernon is Chief Executive of B.I.C.Systems. In 2005 the company was purchased by BT for a cash consideration of £17m.

Founded in 1975 this privately owned company is headquartered in Antrim and has offices in England, Romania, USA, Malaysia and Dubai.

Jim Dobson is Managing Director of Dungannon Meats, one of the leading meat processing companies in the U.K.

The Norbrook Group is considered to be the largest producer of sterile vetinary injectables in the world.
