Who We Are

Currently Non-Executive Chairman Titanic Quarter. Appointed Chair of the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland in April 2024.

Previously Partner in Charge and Head of Advisory, KPMG in Northern Ireland involved in all key strategic and operational issues.

Fellow of Institute of Directors, Fellow of Chartered Accounts Ireland, Past Chairman of Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Fellow of R3.

Experienced working at the highest levels of organisations in an Advisory, Executive and Non-Executive Director capacity.

James Eyre BSc (Hons) first joined the Titanic Quarter team in August 2006 and has held a number of management and leadership roles within the organisation before being appointed as Chief Executive in January 2024.

James has led numerous developments including construction, occupation, retention or disposal projects across multiple sectors, notably residential, commercial, leisure, hospitality and education.

James has intimate knowledge of the technical, commercial, planning and financial processes associated with major brownfield regeneration, as undertaken at Titanic Quarter. During this period, James has worked with a range of local operators and multinational occupiers including Citi, Amazon, Belfast Met, HBO and PRONI.

James has an experienced team at Titanic Quarter to support him with all aspects of project development, the management of the estate and management of a significant portfolio of commercial and residential investment properties.

Outside of Titanic Quarter, James spends his free time sailing with his family.

Kevin Craig is Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, having qualified in 1999 with KPMG. Kevin joined the team in November 2019, after 5 years working in Europe for a US Private Equity firm focussed on the property sector. At Titanic Quarter Kevin is responsible for the Finance, IT and HR functions. Since joining the team Kevin has led the negotiation of debt funding packages for construction projects and is working with the Commercial Director to bring forward the next phase of development projects at Titanic Quarter.

Previously Kevin was a director within Ulster Bank Group holding numerous roles over a 13 year period including head of corporate banking, real estate and invoice finance in NI.