Majella Fitzpatrick

Majella Fitzpatrick, Director Of Communications

Director Of Communications Appointment Date: 20.04.2011Company: IBECBusiness Type: Business Representative BodyPosition: Director of Communications Majella Fitzpatrick has been appointed director of communications with responsibility for corporate reputation, public affairs, internal and external communications and marketing at IBEC. She will take up the position immediately and also joins IBEC’s executive management team. Fitzpatrick joins IBEC with 20 years experience in corporate communications and public affairs with some of Ireland’s largest blue chip companies.  Prior to this appointment, she was head of corporate affairs for Telefonica O2 Ireland where she was responsible for public affairs, public relations and corporate responsibility. Before joining O2, she was head of public relations for Eircom during the initial flotation…

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Paul Dowling, Director

Paul Dowling, Director

Appointment Date: 15.12.2011Company: GT EnergyBusiness Type: Renewable EnergyPosition: Director Paul Dowling has been appointed to the board of directors of GT Energy, which develops deep geothermal energy projects in the UK and Ireland. Dowling has over 20 years’ management and business development experience in the renewable energy sector. He led the renewable energy business for SSE as CEO of Airtricity and was part of the team that sold the company for €1.8bn in 2008. Other previous roles included head of strategy for Scottish and Southern Energy Group which involved strategy formulation, ventures investments, business development and research activities for the SSE group.  Dowling is a chartered engineer and has an…

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Mark Carolan

Mark Carolan

Senior Researcher (R&D;) Appointment Date: 06.01.2015 Company: Espion Business Type: Managing and securing corporate information Position: Senior Researcher (R&D) Espion has appointed Mark Carolan as a senior researcher in its R&D division. According to the company, Carolan is one of Europe’s leading specialists in securing the technology that controls critical infrastructure. He has more than 35 years’ experience in IT security at senior management and board level and has worked for organisations including Rolls Royce, Symantec and is a former managing director of Qualys UK. He has a wealth of expertise in addressing vulnerabilities in industrial systems known as ‘supervisory control and data acquisition’ (SCADA). He has worked on and…

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Carol Anne O’Neill

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Head Of Sales And Marketing Appointment Date: 07.01.2015Company: RyanairBusiness Type: AirlinePosition: Head of Sales and Marketing Ryanair has appointed Carol Anne O’Neill as its new head of sales and marketing. She will join Ryanair on 26 January from Falcon/Thomson, where she is currently head of Ireland. O’Neill has 28 years of experience in the travel industry, having previously worked for XL Airways and Wings Abroad. In her new role, she will oversee Ryanair’s sales and marketing team and activities across 30 countries in Europe and North Africa. O’Neill takes over the role from Lesley Kane who was appointed head of groups and corporate sales last January. Summary of Carol Anne…

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Charles Phillips, Chief Executive Officer

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Appointment Date: 26.10.2010 Company: Infor Business Type: Business Applications Provision Position: Chief Executive Officer Charles Phillips has been appointed chief executive officer of Infor and also becomes a member of the company’s board of directors. Phillips has over 20 years of leadership experience in the software industry, most recently as president and director of Oracle Corporation. At Oracle, he led the company’s field organisation and oversaw revenue growth of nearly 300pc during his seven-year tenure.  He also played a key role in Oracle’s successful acquisition strategy including specific transactions such as BEA Systems, Hyperion Solutions, and Siebel Systems. Prior to joining Oracle, Phillips was a managing director at Morgan Stanley…

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Ann-Marie O’Donnell, Customer Strategy Director

Ann-Marie O'Donnell

Appointment Date: 19.05.2014Company: SierraBusiness Type: Support Service ProviderPosition: Customer Strategy Director Ann-Marie O’Donnell has been appointed customer strategy director at Sierra, part of the Siteserv Group. O’Donnell has experience in cross-border and cross-functional programme management, in defining and implementing strategies to optimise customers’ experiences and has worked at both senior and executive management levels in the IT, healthcare, outsourcing, insurance, telecommunications, financial services and utility sectors. Her most recent role was with NICE Systems as global vice president of professional services. Before that, she worked with Performix Technologies as vice president of operations. O’Donnell holds an honours degree and post graduate in European economics from NUI Galway. Summary of Ann-Marie…

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Grace Ryan

Grace Ryan

Supply Chain And ERP Consultant Appointment Date: 27.11.2013 Company: Leading Edge Group Business Type: Lean Education and Consultancy Position: Supply Chain and ERP Consultant Leading Edge Group has appointed Grace Ryan as a supply chain and ERP consultant. Ryan has previously worked at Plan International, Assima, Xerox and, Alza Corporation, Johnson & Johnson. A postgraduate of adult education and with a bachelor’s degree in business with computer applications from Limerick Institute of Technology, Ryan is also APICS qualified. Experienced in the full training lifecycle of SAP implementation projects, Ryan specialises in material and inventory management modules and training delivery across several enterprise resource planning modules in a variety of industries…

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Daniel Braden-Astbury

Daniel Braden

Business Development Director Appointment Date: 04.10.2013Company: Stanley SecurityBusiness Type: Electronic SecurityPosition: Business Development Director Daniel Braden-Astbury has been appointed business development director at Stanley Security. Before joining Stanley Security, Braden-Astbury was operations director and a member of the executive board with G4S Secure Solutions, Northern Ireland and Scotland. In this role, he worked with a range of FTSE 100 and blue chip organisations creating and implementing bespoke security solutions. Prior to this, he held a number of security related positions with the Ministry of Defence including head of specialist security support in Northern Ireland. In this role, he provided strategic and operational leadership and guidance on all aspects of physical…

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Hugh Hanlon, Financial Director

Hugh Hanlon, Financial Director

Appointment Date: 30.10.2012 Company: IT Alliance Group Business Type: IT Services and Consultancy Position: Financial Director IT Alliance Group, the Irish owned  company, has appointed Hugh Hanlon as financial director of the group. Prior to joining  the company in June 2007, Hanlon worked as financial controller for Irish Broadband, a subsidiary of NTR, and before that with the Irish operations of UK engineering consultancy, WS Atkins. Hanlon is a BComm graduate of UCD and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

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Stephen Rae, Editor, The Irish Independent

Stephen Rae, Editor, Irish Independent

Appointment Date: 07.09.2012 Company: Independent News & Media Business Type: Newspapers Position: Editor, Irish Independent Stephen Rae has been appointed editor of the Irish Independent following the retirement of Gerry O’Regan. Independent News & Media (Ireland) said the appointment is effective immediately. Stephen Rae was born in 1966 and was the former group editor-in-chief of INM newspaper publishers, including the Irish Independent, Ireland’s largest national newspaper, from 2012–2018. Rae, who is currently 46 as per this post, had been serving as editor of the Evening Herald since 2005. His previous roles at that paper include deputy editor, associate editor (news), and security correspondent. A graduate of the DIT School of…

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