VICE CHAIRMAN | CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
Lawrence Hickey
Lawrence joined Digicel in 2002 and held a number of financial and operational positions within the Group until his appointment to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer in March 2006 – a role he held until December 2017.
Lawrence qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1994 and post-qualification, he joined Grafton Group Plc, an Irish-based publicly quoted company. Prior to joining Digicel in 2002, Lawrence held a senior finance role with Esat Telecom in Ireland, where he was responsible for all financial reporting requirements of Esat Telecom and played a key role in the consolidation of the company’s business and consumer divisions.
Awards and Honours
2019
Award For Outstanding Achievement
2018
First Honorary Life President, Football Association of Ireland
2015
Order of Jamaica, Government of Jamaica; Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of the West Indies
2013
6th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award, Clinton Foundation
2012
National Order of Honour and Merit, Republic of Haiti
2006
Honorary Doctor of Laws., University College Dublin, National University of Ireland
1998
Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young.