The Business & Finance Awards, in association with KPMG, will be held on 11 December at the Convention Centre, Dublin.
By Héloïse Chaudot
This year’s awards will welcome over 1,000 global business, political and social leaders to celebrate outstanding achievement, leadership, and innovation across Irish and international business.
This 51st edition of the awards’ shortlist will illustrate dynamic SMEs and multinational trailblazers, among others.
The awards also saw a significant increase in submissions, almost 30%, the highest number in over a decade. The new category “Innovation of the Year,” introduced last year, saw the largest increase in entries over all other categories.
Ian Hyland, President and Publisher, Business & Finance, said: “It is inspiring to see such a strong and diverse shortlist for the 2025 Business & Finance Awards — a testament to the extraordinary calibre of leadership across Ireland’s business landscape. This year marks another important milestone for the awards as we honour Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton with the Sutherland Leadership Award, alongside our outstanding shortlisted companies and leaders who continue to shape Ireland’s future on the world stage.”
Ryan McCarthy, Managing Partner, KPMG, said: “The Business & Finance Awards continue to celebrate the excellence and innovation that make Ireland such a powerful force in global business. The significant growth in entries this year reflects the vitality, ambition, and creative spirit that define our business community. At KPMG, we are proud to support these awards and to celebrate the leaders and organisations who are not just adapting to change but driving it with courage and vision.”
2025 Finalists
Business Person of the Year
Aimee Connolly, Sculpted by Aimee
Bobby Healy, Manna Air Delivery
Kealan Lennon, CleverCards
Dalton Philips, Greencore Group
Tony Smurfit, Smurfit Westrock
Marc Murphy, Fenergo
Lorna Conn, Cpl
Barry Napier, Cubic³
David McCourt, NBI
Tina McKenzie, Staffline Recruitment
Company of the Year
- Dawn Meats
- SMBC Aviation Capital
- Smurfit Westrock
- TransferMate
- Cpl
- DCC plc
- Portwest
- NBI
- eir
DE&I
- Rethink Ireland
- Mantra Strategy Ltd
- Hostelworld Group plc
- Bord Gáis Energy
- Payra
- FINEOS Corporation Ltd
- Northern Trust
- PTSB
- Open Doors Initiative
- Workday
- auticon
- Access Earth
Elevation Company of the Year
- Equal1
- MyComplianceOffice
- MBRYONICS
- Manna Air Delivery
- Integrity360
- Mail Metrics
- Xtremepush
- Fire1
- LUMA Vision
ESG
- Tesco Ireland
- Fexco
- TCS
- Smarttech247
- H&MV Engineering
- PTSB
- Arthur Cox
- Codema
- Workday
- Copper Coast Renewables
- An Post
- AIB
Innovation of the Year
- Deciphex
- Riot Games
- MagrowTec
- Sprintax
- Coolplanet
- Workday
- With Everly
- HaloCare
- Dole Ireland
- CergenX
- An Post
Brand of the Year
- Deciphex
- Kerrygold
- NBI
- Workday
- Fintua
- Guaranteed Irish
- Sculpted by Aimee
- Dole Ireland
- Platform94
Public Enterprise of the Year
- BnM
- The Shannon Airport Group
- Western Development Commission
- Iarnród Éireann Capital Investment
- EirGrid
FDI
- Amazon
- GE Healthcare
- Abbot
- Ericsson
- Paypal
- Citi
- GSK
- Squarespace
- Northern Trust
- FIS
The Business & Finance Awards
The awards were established in 1974, recognising and celebrating the achievements of some of the most influential leaders and organisations across business, politics, and society. In previous years, the awards have honoured global figures such as Mary Robinson, Kofi Annan, Sir John Major, Ursula von der Leyen, Christine Lagarde, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, among others.
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