I see Owen Brennan (pictured below), executive chair of Devenish Nutrition, received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University Belfast recently.

It’s not his first honorary doctorate. In 2015, he was conferred with an honorary doctor of science from University College Dublin. He also has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from UCD and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

Hailing from Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow, Brennan led a team to acquire Devenish in 1997 and has overseen a rapid expansion in the intervening years. The company aims to increase turnover by over £100m to over £300m in three years’ time.