Jacqueline O'Donovan OBE
Champion environmental excellence, diversity, and health and safety with Jacqueline O'Donovan OBE, multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur and devout philanthropist. Jacqueline helps organisations make strategic moves, think more innovatively, and build resilience so they can leave a lasting impact on their industry. Recipient of a Presidential Distinguished Service Award and twice named Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors.
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Jacqueline O'Donovan OBE is an entrepreneur, sustainability advocate, and philanthropist with decades of experience transforming the waste management industry. She built O'Donovan Waste from a family business into a multi-million-pound enterprise before selling it to a Swedish conglomerate in 2023, the same year she was awarded an OBE for outstanding services to recycling, safety, and industry.
Jacqueline has been twice named Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors, is a recipient of the PwC Private Businesswoman of the Year award, and a National Finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She has also received a Presidential Distinguished Service Award from the President of Ireland, one of the highest honours achievable in the country.
Most recently, Jacqueline launched ODPR, a PR and marketing agency serving the construction, logistics, and supply chain sectors. She is also backing a range of other businesses, having invested in an employment initiative for the over-55s, a women's supplement brand, and a first-to-market concept of breast flow monitoring technology.
Drawing on her expertise in operations, health and safety, and environmental responsibility, Jacqueline speaks to the human and commercial cost of poor waste practices and the leadership required to drive meaningful change. Her sessions address sustainability strategy, responsible business, and the challenges facing industries that form the backbone of the built environment.
Audiences leave with a sharper understanding of how to embed sustainability and safety into business culture, and the commercial case for doing so. Book Jacqueline to bring hard-won industry expertise and a highly compelling entrepreneurial story to your next event.
Jacqueline O'Donovan OBE shares proven strategies for scaling profitable businesses while driving real environmental and social change, drawing on decades of hands-on leadership in waste management and construction. Book Jacqueline to equip your audience with actionable insights on sustainability, safety, inclusion, and business growth.
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