DUBLIN, IRELAND—The 2025 Business & Finance Awards, in association with KPMG, took place on 11 December in Dublin. Smurfit WestRock won the Company of the Year award and Dalton Philips, CEO of Greencore, was named Business Person of the Year at a packed Convention Centre in Dublin.

“Both Smurfit Westrock and Dalton Philips epitomize the innovation, resilience and optimism that defines the best of Irish business,” KPMG Ireland Managing Partner Ryan McCarthy said in a statement.

Awards honorees also included Loretta Brennan Glucksman, and the late Eddie Jordan, both recognized for their exceptional contributions to Irish life.

Established in 1974, the awards, supported by KPMG for many years, have become a cornerstone of Ireland’s corporate and public life. 

Over five decades, the program has celebrated some of the world’s most influential leaders, including President Bill Clinton, Mary Robinson, Kofi Annan, Sir Bob Geldof, Ursula von der Leyen and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

KPMG publicity photo depicts Smurfit WestRock, Company of the Year (Ian Hyland of Business & Finance, Ryan McCarthy of KPMG, Ken Bowles of Smurfit Westrock, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD)