| Ibec | |
| Formation: | 1993 |
| Purpose: | Irish business lobby group and human resources services provider |
| Location: | 84/86 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Frank Gleeson, President Aramark Northern Europe |
| Leader Title2: | CEO |
| Leader Name2: | Danny McCoy[1] |
Ibec is an Irish business representative lobbying organisation[2] and human resources services provider[3] .
Ibec is directed and managed by a board, national council, and executive director team.
Ibec is an orphan acronym dating from a 2016 rebranding of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC).[4] IBEC was founded in 1993 by the merger of the Federation of Irish Employers (FIE) and the Confederation of Irish Industry (CII).[5]
The FIE and CII had overlapping membership; the FIE dealt with labour relations and the CII with other matters including lobbying the government.[5] The FIE's history begins with the foundation of the Dublin Employers' Federation by William Martin Murphy[6] in 1911, which was incorporated in 1928 as Federated Employers Ltd, renamed the Federated Union of Employers (FUE) in 1942 when it absorbed groups outside its Dublin base, and finally renamed FIE in 1989.[5] The CII began in 1932 in the Anglo-Irish trade war as the Federation of Irish Industries (FII), a group advocating protectionism. The name changed successively to "Federation of Saorstát Industries" in 1934; "Federation of Irish Manufacturers" (FIM) in 1938; "Federation of Irish Industries" again in 1958; and finally "Confederation of Irish Industry" in 1969.[7]
The CEO of Ibec is Danny McCoy who assumed the role in June 2009.[1]
With over 270 employees, Ibec engages with stakeholders in Ireland and internationally through six regional offices (Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick and Donegal,) and a Brussels office, along with a network in the UK and US. In its marketing materials Ibec claims that its members employ over 70% of the private sector workforce in Ireland.[8]
The organisation is arranged into several different divisions: Policy and Public Affairs; Employer Relations; Commercial and Operations and Member Services. Ibec's policies and strategic priorities are set by its board and national council which are implemented by Ibec's executive director team.
As of 2016, there were approximately 40 trade associations within the Ibec organisation.[9] National council
Ibec's central and final decision-making authority is the 70 member national council and signs-off key Ibec policy positions. This provides a forum for the exchange of views between the constituent members and groupings of Ibec on policy, sectoral and organisational issues.
The Ibec board is responsible for corporate governance and strategic direction. Chaired by Ibec President, Frank Gleeson, President Aramark Northern Europe.[10]