Senior Management
Dr. Michael Maguire is the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.
He joined CJI on 1 September 2008. Prior to taking up his post with CJI, Michael was a Partner in the international consulting firm PA Consulting Group for 10 years. In PA Michael was a member of the PA Management Group and held a variety of senior roles including direct responsibility for PA consultancy business in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
His professional experience is in strategy and organisation development consulting. He has worked across a wide range of areas including criminal justice, health, education, equality, economic and social development.
Michael has undertaken strategic and organisational reviews across the public sector including a review of the Irish Government’s Reform Programme; a review of the Asylum and Immigration Process in Ireland; Management Reviews of public sector organisations; and the design and delivery of senior team development programmes.
He has experience in the delivery of complex change programmes and in the management of multi-disciplinary international assignment teams and has worked at the highest levels of the public and private sectors.
Michael's assignment experience includes work in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia. Prior to joining PA Michael was a Director in Price Waterhouse Cooper.
Between 2004 – 06 Michael was chairman of the Institute of Directors, Northern Ireland Division and was actively involved in the Institute’s Policy, Education and Economic Committees. He was a Member of the Economic Development Forum and chaired the Forum’s Sub-Group on Skills. In 2008 he was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.
Michael holds a Honours Degree in Social Studies and a PhD in Organisational Change.
Brendan McGuigan is the Deputy Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice Inspection. His professional background was in policing and his last position before joining CJI was as District Commander in Lisburn DCU.
His role is to help the Chief Inspector develop the Inspection Programme and to manage the Inspectors and Inspection Support Officers as they conduct their work.
He is also the Accounting Officer for Criminal Justice Inspection and as such must control the budget and monitor expenditure to ensure efficient and effective use of allocated resources.
Brendan also holds the post of Chief Executive with CJI and as such is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. He believes that getting it right within CJI increases the success that the organisation will have as it goes about its business. That is why a great deal of attention is given to teamwork and creating a positive working environment.
Brendan holds an MA in Police and Criminal Justice Studies, a Bramshill Fellowship and, prior to leaving his last role in policing, he completed a Strategic Command Course for senior officers.