Bonnington Group > Team
Having the right leader with a strong team of experts matters…
Since we first opened our doors, over a century ago, our aim has always been to create a rewarding and happy workplace for our employees. As a result, staff turnover is very low.
Chairman
McGettigan -is considered to be one of the most represented, dynamic and successful entrepreneurs in Ireland. He began his career in 1964 and has been developing residential and commercial properties ever since. Over the years he has build, modernised and managed several hotel establishments. In 1999 he became the chairman of the Bonnington Group and increased turnover threefold.
Director
Patricia McGettigan - has been involved in the business since 1964. In the earlier years, she was very much involved in the day to day operations of the different hotels. At present, she looks after Public Relations for the Bonnington Group.
Managing Director (United Kingdom & Ireland)
Brian McGettigan -Brian is a son of Jim McGettigan and is Managing Director of McGettigan Group and Bonnington Group plc.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and having worked since his teenage years in the McGettigan Group, Brian brings over 30 years of hotel operating and management experience to his current role as Managing Director of McGettigan Group and Bonnington Group plc.

As part of this role, Brian now has direct overall day-to-day managerial responsibility for the group’s Irish and UK operations and will be centrally involved in the development and opening of the Gillette Corner development.
Managing Director (Middle East)
Dennis McGettigan -Dennis is a son of Jim McGettigan, McGettigan Group founder and chairman. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Ireland, Dennis has worked in the McGettigan Group.
Dennis holds a degree in Hotel Management and spent a period working for Marriott Chateau Elan Winery and Resort in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This experience and education in how a major international chain like Marriott runs their operations has proved invaluable to Dennis in his subsequent career with McGettigan Group/Bonnington Group plc.
In December 1997, Dennis returned home to the McGettigan owned Regency Hotel Group where he has acted as General Manager across a range of the Group hotels in Ireland, including the Regency Hotel, Dublin where he had general responsibility for the renovation and reconstruction of the Regency Hotel into a 280 bed Hotel, Conference Centre and Leisure Club.
In February 2009 Dennis went to Dubai on a permanent basis as Managing Director of Bonnington Middle East.
Dennis will be centrally involved in the delivery and opening of the Gillette Corner hotel.
Operations Director
Alan Bostock FIH -<has been with the Bonnington for 32 years out of his successful 40+years in the hospitality industry. His vast experience spans across hotel management, catering and event operations, sales and marketing as well as supervision of major refurbishment, modernisation and building projects. Since the beginning of Mr. McGettigan's chairmanship in 1999, he has been responsible for the management and coordination of the Bonnington Group’s expansion plans.
Chief Financial Officer, Bonnington Group / Bonnington Middle East
Nial Malloy - is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having qualified and worked with Arthur Andersen in Dublin. He subsequently specialised in project finance with DEPFA Bank plc, a structuring debt and equity finance for large-scale property and infrastructure transactions. In 2002 Niall established Molloy Properties and Aspara Developments, a major Dublin based construction and property development organisation that Niall still owns a major share in.
As a result Niall has extensive experience of financial deal structuring, fundraising and financial management. He also brings extensive construction and project management experience to the team.
Niall has worked in partnership with the McGettigan Group and Bonnington Group plc for a number of years and is responsible for the Shieling Hotel redevelopment in Dublin (being constructed by Aspara Developments on a joint venture basis with McGettigan Group). As Chief Financial Officer of Bonnington Group plc (in a substantial part-time capacity) he is extensively involved alongside Dennis and Jim McGettigan in the financing and overseeing of Bonnington Group’s hotel and property operations in Ireland, UK and Dubai.
Legal Advisor & Company Secretary
David Morrison -studied history and law at University and then continued at The College of Law where he fully qualified as a solicitor in 1999. David has a wealth of experience in many aspects of commercial, corporate property and employment legislation. He has been legal advisor to the Group since 1999 and is now Company Secretary.
Group Sales Director
Lorraine McGettigan -: has over twenty years experience in the hotel industry, both in Ireland and abroad. Lorraine’s focus is on dealing with travel groups, tour operators and hotel third-party suppliers.
Development Manager
Keith Horn - is a renowned architect and has been practicing for 35 years. He has been involved with the Bonnington Group since 1999 and has overseen the modernisation and development of the Group’s properties.