Ellvena Graham OBE - Chair
Ellvena had an executive career in banking and now works with a number of businesses across Northern Ireland in a non-executive capacity. She is an independent Non-Executive Director in Dale Farm Ltd.
Amongst a range of other roles, she has been Chairman of Catalyst, Chairman of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), one of the major state-owned utilities in Ireland and a Non-Executive Director of Ulster Bank Ltd. She has been Chairman of Belfast Waterfront & Ulster Hall Ltd and was Senior Independent Governor of Queen’s University.
Ellvena was President of NI Chamber of Commerce & Industry for two terms and is a past Chair of the Economic Advisory Group.
Ellvena has over 30 year's experience in Banking, most recently at Executive Management level as Head of Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland, ending in 2015.
Ellvena is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Banking and a Chartered Bank Director.
She was awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list, for contribution to the economy and advancement of women in Business. She received the IOD NI Non-Executive Director of the Year award in 2021 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in Science in Economics from Queen’s University in December 2024