# Ibec > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ibec > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ibec.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibec > Source revision: 1355217915 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Ibec** is an Irish business representative lobbying organisation[2] and human resources services provider.[3] It is directed and managed by a board, national council, and executive director team. ## History Ibec is an [orphan acronym](/source/Orphan_acronym) dating from a 2016 [rebranding](/source/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](/source/William_Martin_Murphy)[6] in 1911, which was [incorporated](/source/Incorporation_(business)) 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](/source/Anglo-Irish_trade_war) as the Federation of Irish Industries (FII), a group advocating [protectionism](/source/Protectionism). The name changed successively to "Federation of [Saorstát](/source/Saorst%C3%A1t_%C3%89ireann) 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] ## Structure 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 states that its members employ over 70% of the private sector workforce in Ireland.[8] Ibec's policies and strategic priorities are set by its board and national council which are implemented by Ibec's executive director team.[citation needed] The Ibec board is responsible for corporate governance and strategic direction. The board is chaired by Ibec President, Anne O'Leary, Head of Meta in Ireland.[9] As of 2025, there were 39 trade associations within the Ibec organisation.[10] Ibec's central and final decision-making authority is the over 100 member national council which signs off on 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. [11] ## References 1. ["Ibec Executive Director Team - IBEC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240714174304/https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-executive-director-team). *ibec.ie*. Archived from [the original](https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-executive-director-team) on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 14 July 2024. 1. ["IFA second most active lobbying organisation on official register"](http://www.farmersjournal.ie/ifa-second-most-active-lobbying-organisation-on-official-register-209713). *farmersjournal.ie*. Retrieved 2016-06-15. 1. ["Our Employer services"](https://www.ibec.ie/employer-hub). *ibec.ie*. Retrieved 21 November 2022. 1. ["New Ibec brand launched"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160914161927/http://agenda.ibec.ie/18wf0qib8mc). *ibec.ie*. Archived from [the original](http://agenda.ibec.ie/18wf0qib8mc) on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15. 1. O'Connor, Emmet (2002). ["Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism — Edging Towards Policy Concertation"](https://books.google.com/books?id=JRXdCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA159). *Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in Western Europe: Lessons for the Twenty-first Century*. Berger, Stefan & Compston, Hugh (eds.). Berghahn Books. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-78238-984-2. Retrieved 25 April 2020. 1. ["More than the men of 1916 William Martin Murphy defined the ethos of the new Ireland"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/more-than-the-men-of-1916-william-martin-murphy-defined-the-ethos-of-the-new-ireland-1.1615789). *Irish Times*. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2022. 1. Eaton, George (1989). *Introducing Ireland: A Critical Guide with Biographies of Over 450 Leaders*. Mercier Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-85342-894-7. 1. ["About Ibec | Ibec - For Irish business"](http://www.ibec.ie/IBEC/IBEC.nsf/vPages/About_Us~about-ibec?OpenDocument). *ibec.ie*. Retrieved 2016-06-15. 1. ["The Ibec Board - IBEC"](https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-board). *ibec.ie* 1. ["Industries - IBEC"](https://www.ibec.ie/connect-and-learn/industries). *ibec.ie*. Retrieved 27 June 2025. 1. ["Ibec National Council - IBEC"](https://www.ibec.ie/about-us/our-governance/ibec-national-council). *ibec.ie*. Retrieved 27 June 2025. ## External links - [IBEC homepage](http://www.ibec.ie) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ibec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibec) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibec?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.