He was Chairman and Managing Director of Cork head quartered Beamish & Crawford Plc for over twelve years, and on the board of its parent company, Scottish & Newcastle (UK) Ltd (a FTSE 100 company) until the takeover of the Group in 2008 for €12b by a global beverage conglomerate. He is presently on the Board of The Dalata Hotel Group Plc - the largest hotel group in Ireland, and also with hotel operations in the UK; and previously was a Director of The Moran & Bewleys Hotel Group.