Dublin, Ireland – September 2025. Ocuco has been named one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies for the eighth time. The company, which has demonstrated superior business performance, was recognised as a Platinum Requalifying Winner at an awards ceremony on Thursday, 25 September. In 2025, Ocuco continued to invest in product innovation and applied a responsible AI framework that automates routine tasks and streamlines internal processes.

A thorough judging process precedes recognition each year, evaluating the entire management team and the business strategy of each company. The judges examine a wide range of areas when assessing Ireland’s top privately owned businesses, considering each business’s strategic planning, governance standards, financial performance, as well as each organisation’s culture, talent strategy, and how they are innovating year on year.

Commenting on the award, Leo Mac Canna, CEO of Ocuco, said: “Achieving Best Managed status for the eighth time is first and foremost a credit to our people. Their discipline, customer focus, and pride in craft show up in the basics: clear goals, measured outcomes, and steady execution. They also appear in the details that matter to eyecare professionals and labs: product quality, reliable service levels, and continuous improvement.”

Brian Murphy, Deloitte’s Lead Partner for Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Awards Programme, said: “Congratulations to all winning companies on their achievement. Irish indigenous businesses continue to impress, demonstrating unwavering resilience and commitment to excellence in an everchanging economic landscape. The Ireland’s Best Managed Companies programme recognises the significant contribution that these businesses make to our economy, our communities and our nation as a whole.”

Glenn Shanley, Head of AIB Corporate Banking, said: “Ireland’s Best Managed Companies is a showcase of what we see daily in AIB – the incredible strength, ambition and resilience of our indigenous companies. The process is a celebration of strong management teams and the energy they bring to the business world. We can see many shared traits in the 2025 winners – for instance, a willingness to face challenges head on and turn them into opportunities, embedding sustainability as a priority, and creating a culture in which people are comfortable with sharing opinions and challenging each other. Congratulations to all winners, I wish them every success in the coming year.”

Eight new businesses have been awarded Ireland’s Best Managed Companies (BMC) accolade at the 17th annual awards programme. This year, Deloitte recognised 115 indigenous companies at the awards, representing 25 of the 32 counties across the island of Ireland.

The network of companies has a combined turnover of more than €22 billion and provides employment to over 62,000 people across a range of sectors from technology and healthcare to construction. A total of 107 companies requalified as a Best Managed Company. Eight of these achieved Gold Standard (four years as a BMC), six achieved Platinum Standard (seven years as a BMC).

The Best Managed Companies programme is currently run in over 45 countries including China, The US, Southeast Asia, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Türkiye, Mexico, Chile, and launched this year in the UK.

The members of this year’s judging panel were:

• Frank Ryan, former Chairman of the Board of IDA Ireland and Chair of BMC judging panel
• Glenn Shanley, Head of AIB Corporate Banking
• Ellvena Graham OBE, Non-Executive Director & Chair of Tourism Northern Ireland
• Feargal Mooney, Non-Executive Director and former CEO of Hostelworld
• Lionel Alexander, Chair Intact Software and Non-Executive Director
• Orla O’Gorman, Non-Executive Director and former Head of Listing at Euronext
• Professor Anthony Brabazon, Dean of UCD Michael Smurfit Business School
• Sarah Murphy, CEO of Business Post