Fabian Monds
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Fabian Monds, CBE
(born November 1, 1940) is a BBC
Governor with responsibility for Northern Ireland
. Appointed in 1999, in June 2003 his term of office was extended to the end of July 2007.
Fabian Monds' research interests include telecommunications and entrepreneurial studies. He is Chair of Northern Ireland's Centre for Trauma and Transformation in Omagh
, County Tyrone
. He lives in County Londonderry
.
He has contributed to economic development and inward investment initiatives, particularly in Londonderry, Fermanagh, Omagh and West Belfast. He was director of the Institute of Mathematics, becoming Dean, and later, Pro-Vice Chancellor, of the Magee Campus of the University of Ulster
. Until recently, he was the Chairman of Invest Northern Ireland
, Northern Ireland’s main economic development organisation.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born November 1, 1940) is a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Governor with responsibility for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Appointed in 1999, in June 2003 his term of office was extended to the end of July 2007.
Fabian Monds' research interests include telecommunications and entrepreneurial studies. He is Chair of Northern Ireland's Centre for Trauma and Transformation in Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. He lives in County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
.
Career
- Emeritus Professor of Information Systems of University of Ulster.
- Founding partner of Medical and Scientific Computer Services Ltd., Lisburn
- Founding partner of WesternConnect Ltd., Londonderry
He has contributed to economic development and inward investment initiatives, particularly in Londonderry, Fermanagh, Omagh and West Belfast. He was director of the Institute of Mathematics, becoming Dean, and later, Pro-Vice Chancellor, of the Magee Campus of the University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
. Until recently, he was the Chairman of Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland's regional economic development agency. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment...
, Northern Ireland’s main economic development organisation.