Employed by the family business Henry Brothers Ltd since leaving formal education, Julie has dedicated her working life to the construction industry. With over 30 years’ experience, Julie sits on the Henry Group Board, holding the role of Group HR Director and oversees the Group IT and Training and Development departments. Julie plays a key role in the company’s overall strategic direction and strategy, whilst providing direct leadership in ensuring the health, wellbeing, and continued development of all staff. She plays a key role in driving the company’s Corporate Responsibility and Social Value strategies, ensuring that the company’s
activities have a positive impact on the environment, places and societies where they work. A member of the IoD, Julie has maintained her own training and development over the years through various management and
Leadership courses and has undergone the Timoney Advanced Leadership course. Julie is also an independent member of the Mid Ulster PCSP, vice-chair of the Mid Ulster Labour Market Partnership and also sits on the Board of the Construction Industry Training Board.

I joined CavanaghKelly from a Big 4 accountancy practice because I wanted to feel like I was making a difference to the businesses that I worked with – I wanted to have impact. I was fortunate to have worked in most departments within CavanaghKelly & gained vast experience that I could apply to clients that I worked with. The part I enjoyed most about my role was chatting to clients about their business, what was going well, what their frustrations were & finding ways that we could support them to make their business better. Once I understood their business, my role often involved sign posting them to specialist advice; tax, corporate finance, payroll, legal, management information/KPIs.

Now CavanaghKelly are part of Cooper Parry, that’s how I see my new role in Business Development – it’s all about engaging with clients. Whether a client has an implied need for a specific service, or whether they have a frustration or a need in a specific area – I get a buzz out of discovering what they need and signposting them to one of our many specialist teams to deliver for them.