Alistair Hanna

Alistair Matthew Hanna (18 January 1945 – 12 July 2014)[1] was a Northern Irish businessman who managed the controversial Bushmills Dunes golf resort project.[2][3][4]

Hanna was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland. He did his undergraduate work at Queen's University Belfast in physics and received his doctorate in 1972 in nuclear physics at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment near Harwell, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1974.[2][5]

After joining the global consulting firm, McKinsey & Co., he rose to the position of managing partner, of the Stamford, Connecticut, office and led the firm's microelectronics and software practices operations.[6] After retiring as a managing partner in 1997, he was Chairman of the Board until 2004. From 2004 onwards he chaired Alpha North America, a Christian group that provided coursework and an educational environment for a variety of Christian denominations.[7][8][9]

He died of cancer in June 2014, survived by his wife, Nancy, and his step-daughter.[3]

References
  1. Obituary: Dr Alistair Hanna a dynamic businessman who stayed true to Ulster roots
  2. McKittrick, David (27 February 2012). "Environmentalists call Giant's Causeway golf course plan 'inherently and fundamentally wrong'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.
  3. O'Neill, Julian (14 July 2014). "Giant's Causeway golf resort businessman Alistair Hanna dies". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. Farrell, Niven (15 July 2014). "Tycoon dies before dream of 5-star golf resort on north coast is fulfilled". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
  5. McCreary, Alf (15 July 2014). "Obituary: Dr Alistair Hanna a dynamic businessman who stayed true to Ulster roots". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
  6. "Alister M. Hanna Obituary". The New York Times. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  7. Askwith, Richard (17 September 1998). "God's own spin doctor". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
  8. Verde, Tom (27 December 1998). "Crash Course in Christianity Is Winning Over Churches and the Wayward". The New York Times.
  9. Cramb, Gordon (18 July 2014). "Master manager who loved God and golf". The Financial Times.
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