Pictured is Mick being presented with the award by UCC President, Prof. John O’ Halloran
FOUNDER and CEO of Ei Electronics, Mick Guinee has been honoured with an Alumni Achievement Award from his Alma Mater, University College Cork.
Mick was amongst nine Alumni recently recognised by the University for their exceptional achievements since graduation.
A Cork native, Mick graduated with a Degree in Electrical Engineering from UCC, and went on to complete a Masters in Industrial Engineering at University College Dublin.
His career with General Electric commenced shortly thereafter and in 1984 he was made Managing Director of its Affiliate in Shannon – the EI Company, as it was then known.
He led a successful MBO of that business from GE in 1988 and under his stewardship, the Company has grown since then to employ 1,250 worldwide, with a turnover of over €400 million.
One of the largest employers in the Midwest, Ei Electronics is today heralded as an exemplar Irish indigenous manufacturing and exporting Company, and noted for its longstanding culture of community engagement and corporate social responsibility.
