Our Ambassadors
Our Ambassadors
A Hospice Ambassador is a celebrity or key business figure who voluntarily acts as a figurehead for the Northern Ireland Hospice. Supported by the Chief Executive, Hospice Ambassadors make a difference by promoting the work of the charity and seeking opportunities to reach more people with our messages. A Hospice Ambassador lends their high profile support to the Northern Ireland Hospice, this could be in the function of campaigning, awareness building and fundraising.
Celebrity Ambassadors
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Vivian Campbell
In March 2018, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell became an Ambassador for Northern Ireland Hospice.
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Brendan Rodgers
Leicester City Football Manager Brendan Rodgers became an official Ambassador of Northern Ireland Hospice in March 2016.
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Eamonn Holmes
TV Presenter Eamonn Holmes became an official Ambassador of Northern Ireland Hospice in September 2017.
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Adrian Logan
TV and radio personality Adrian Logan became our volunteer ambassador in 2018.
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Tom McKibbin
Young golfer Tom McKibbin became an official Ambassador of Northern Ireland Children’s in May 2016.
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Simone Magill
International football star Simone Magill became an official Ambassador for NI Children’s Hospice in November 2017.
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Gerry Armstrong
Former footballer and presenter Gerry Armstrong became an ambassador for Northern Ireland Hospice in July 2018.
Business Ambassadors
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Paul Terrington
Paul is Chairman of PwC NI and sits on the PwC National Management Board.
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Sir Bruce Robinson
Sir Bruce Robinson was Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service between 2008 and 2011 and received a Knighthood for public service in 2011.
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Dr Aislinn Rice
Dr Aislinn Rice serves as CEO of Analytics Engines.
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Dame Judith Hill
Dame Judith Hill served as Chief Executive of Northern Ireland from 2005-2014.
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Helen Kirkpatrick
Helen Kirkpatrick is currently a non-executive Director of Kingspan Group plc, Dale Farm Co-operative and Chairman of Neueda.
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Larry McGarry
Larry McGarry is a highly experienced marketing management professional who consistently delivers high-quality, results-focused and award-winning creative content.
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Tim Brundle
Tim Brundle is Director of Research & Impact at Ulster University.
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Ian Sheppard
Ian Sheppard is the Northern Ireland Managing Director for Bank of Ireland.
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Jackie Henry
Jackie Henry is the Senior Partner for Deloitte in Northern Ireland.
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Ken Montgomery
Ken Montgomery established his own business, Pinnacle computing
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Wayne Sullivan
Wayne Sullivan founded VANRATH in 2000 and is the acting Managing Director.
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Brian McCaul
Brian McCaul is the Director of Innovation at Queen’s University Belfast and CEO of Qubis Ltd.
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Aileen Martin
Aileen Martin BA. Hons, is Director of Sales at Hastings Hotels.
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Bob McGowan-Smyth
Bob is a partner at Crescent Capital, Northern Ireland’s leading venture capital fund manager.
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Dominic Walsh
Dominic is the chair of Sport NI and also as Director of the World Police & Fire Games - hosted in Belfast in 2013.