Jackie King is Executive Director of Ibec Global, the international business division of Ibec, Ireland’s largest business representative organisation. Based in Brussels, she leads Ibec’s global strategy and international engagement across the EU and other key global markets, including the US, UK, and Canada.
Over a 25-year career, Jackie has built a reputation as a results-driven business leader with deep expertise in international strategy, operational growth, and organisational transformation. As Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, she led a strategic reset that improved financial performance, strengthened national and global influence, and enhanced internal alignment. Earlier in her career, she spent nearly two decades at Hill+Knowlton, where she led one of the firm’s top-performing offices, launched a national change management practice, and advised multinational companies and governments on cross-border growth, transactions, and crisis response. Her experience spans managing large P&Ls, scaling operations internationally, and delivering results in politically and economically complex environments.
Jackie currently serves on the boards of InterTradeIreland and I-Form Ireland. She is a regular speaker and commentator on global trade, security and defence, and the intersection of geopolitics and the global economy.