Audit & Risk Committee

John Cahill – Chair

Audit & Risk Committee Member

John was appointed to the VSS Board in October 2022.  John Cahill is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and Warwick University.  He worked as a Cost Accountant for Glen-Dimplex before joining Short Bros Plc as a Systems Analyst.  He was also head of Information Technology Services for the Bombardier Aerostructures Division, managing IT in Belfast, Morocco, USA, Canada and Mexico and a member of the senior management teams in Montreal for Bombardier Aerostructures Division and Shorts Bros plc (now Spirit AeroSystems Belfast).  John is also Information Technology advisor to Praxis Care.

Brian Gilfedder

Audit & Risk Committee Member

Brian was appointed to the VSS Board in August 2023. He is a well known business figure having worked at a senior levels in FMCG (Cadbury Ltd), Energy (DCC PLC) and in the Office Products & Services arena more recently as a Director with Banner Group Ltd where he headed the business in Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as a number of business units across England. He has extensive experience negotiating and delivering complex Public Service contracts as well as working with many Private Corporate and SME Businesses in Northern Ireland.

A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, he is currently a business consultant and advisor/mentor.