JMBL MD wins Network Ireland Shining Star Women of the Year Award 2022
Our MD wins Shining Star Award and will represent Network Ireland Mayo at the National Businesswomen of the Year finals!
The high profile ‘Network Ireland Mayo Businesswomen of the Year’ awards, took place at the Knockranny House Hotel in Westport in June. These prestigious awards highlight excellence in business where the finalists go on to represent the Mayo Region in the National Finals in October. The Management Team went along to cheer her on and it was a fantastic afternoon!
Lorraine Burnell, Managing Director of Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd (JMBL) was shortlisted in two categories and went on to win The Employee Shining Star Award and will represent Network Ireland Mayo Branch in Galway at the finals. An amazing achievement and recognition of her hard work and dedication as a very successful Hardware Industry leader.
Lorraine has displayed enormous leadership over the last couple of years as Managing Director of JMBL. The hardware distributor has enjoyed fantastic growth and successes over the past year, achieving AIBF All-Star Accreditation and indeed Lorraine also winning AIBF Mayo Business Woman of the Year 2022.
Lorraine’s vision for the business is truly inspirational and she is very deserved of this accolade, yet she is quick to emphasise the value of the team around her. Lorraine states, “I am so humbled and proud to be acknowledged by Network Ireland and I am proud to represent Joseph Murphy Ballina Ltd at the National Awards in October. I have the support of a fantastic team which enables JMBL to bring world class products to our customers. The award is fantastic recognition of a great deal of hard work and determination and I will continue to develop strong partnerships with key retailers and strive to cement JMBL as a strong player in the industry.”
