Chief Executive Officer

Tourism NI is responsible for the development of tourism in Northern Ireland, for supporting the tourism industry and for marketing Northern Ireland as a tourist destination. We are a non-departmental public body of the Department for the Economy, working closely with other tourism bodies to help develop the visitor economy here.

The CEO is accountable to the Board, which is appointed by the Economy Minister, for Tourism NI’s performance and delivery of outcomes and targets,and is responsible for implementing the decisions of the Board and its committees.

The CEO is designated as Accounting Officer and, as such, is personally responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the organisation and for safeguarding public funds.