Enterprise & Finance has launched the annual CEO 100 Index, recognising the main chief executives working in Eire in 2022.
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Natasha Adams, Chief Government Officer: Republic of Eire,
Tesco Plc
Natasha was appointed as CEO Republic of Eire in April 2022 having been the Chief Individuals Officer since June 2018, in each roles as a part of Tesco Group Government Committee. As Chief Individuals Officer, Natasha was a Trustee for the Tesco Pension Scheme, sat on the Tesco Cyber Safety Committee and Tesco Privateness and Knowledge Committee, advisor to each the Tesco Board and the Remuneration and Nominations & Governance Committees on remuneration, succession planning and recruitment whereas additionally being a Steering Group Member for each Motion to Work and the thirtieth Membership. Natasha is a Companion of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Growth, a trustee for IGD and a Non Government Director for Berkeley Holding Group Restricted. A Tesco colleague since 1998, Natasha has held a variety of management roles in Retail Operations and Individuals features, all the time having fun with the tempo colleagues, clients and suppliers convey to the retail setting.
Jim Bergin, Chief Government Officer,
Tirlán
Since becoming a member of Glanbia in 1984, Jim has held quite a few Senior Administration positions throughout the enterprise. In 2003, he joined the Substances enterprise as Operations Supervisor earlier than shifting to the position of Chief Government Officer of Glanbia Substances Eire (GII) in 2005. With the formation of Glanbia Eire in 2017, he took over as CEO. In 2021, Jim was appointed Chief Government of Glanbia Co-op and oversaw the transaction that noticed the Co-op assume full management of the Glanbia Eire enterprise. In 2022 he was appointed to the governing board of the brand new technological college (TU) for the South East. He’s a former Chairman of the Irish Dairy Trade Affiliation.
Conor Brennan, Chief Government Officer,
Arachas Company Brokers
Conor Brennan is the Chief Government Officer of Arachas Company Brokers, one of many main brokers in Eire. As well as, in 2021 the Ardonagh Group made the strategic choice to headquarter the newly shaped Ardonagh Europe in Dublin and appoint Conor CEO of that entity to guide its technique of replicating the Arachas acquisition technique throughout Europe. Conor led the Arachas enterprise since 2018 by means of a interval of speedy enlargement each previous to and following its acquisition by the Ardonagh Group of firms in 2020 to make Arachas one in all Eire’s largest nationwide insurance coverage dealer with over 450 workers and workplaces nationwide. Arachas is the SME dealer of alternative & with over 50 years’ expertise, has constructed trusted relationships with shoppers and insurance coverage companions. Extra just lately, Conor has labored intently with the Ardonagh Group, the IDA, and native representatives to ascertain a International Knowledge Analytics Centre in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath to raised serve its world buyer base belongings. The Centre is actively recruiting extremely expert people to fill over 60 roles together with Knowledge Scientists and Knowledge Visualisation executives. Previous to turning into CEO of Arachas and Ardonagh Europe, Conor beforehand held a variety of nationwide and worldwide govt positions with main world insurer Zurich Insurance coverage PLC.
JD Buckley, Chief Government Officer,
Sky Eire
JD Buckley is Chief Government Officer of Sky Eire and has led the Irish enterprise since 2012. JD is accountable for Sky’s shopper and media divisions, driving the expansion of the general enterprise and main a crew of 1,000 workers in Eire. Below JD’s management, the Sky enterprise has doubled during the last 8 years with the launch of Sky Broadband, Sky Q and its streaming service, NOW. JD has additionally spearheaded a serious funding in sports activities with a groundbreaking cope with the GAA and launching the Sports activities Additional pack. Previous to becoming a member of Sky, JD held senior roles with worldwide cellular operator, Digicel, and was a method advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Michael Burke, Chief Government Officer,
Chanelle Pharma
Chanelle Pharma is Eire’s largest producer of generic prescription drugs for human and animal well being. Headquartered in Loughrea, the corporate exports to 92 nations worldwide. It’s one in all solely two firms in Europe with FDA approval for the manufacture of a veterinary product for the US market. Based in 1985 by Michael H. Burke with simply two workers, right now Chanelle Pharma employs over 620 folks in Eire, the UK, Portugal and Jordan. The corporate’s pioneering strategy to product innovation has been a key issue within the firm’s substantial development lately. With a powerful R&D pipeline, Chanelle is properly positioned to proceed its enlargement into new markets.
Paul Brown, Chief Government Officer,
John Sisk & Son
Paul is Chief Government Officer of John Sisk & Son having beforehand been Chief Working Officer (COO) for the UK development and civils groups. He’s additionally a Contractor Director on the Construct UK board. Developed over 25 years within the civils’ {industry}, Paul has robust management expertise enabling him to guide efficient groups, develop robust and lasting buyer relationships.
Rory Byrne, Chief Government Officer,
Dole Plc
Rory Byrne assumed the place of Chief Government Officer of Dole plc on its formation on July thirtieth, 2021 having served as CEO of Whole Produce plc since December 2006. Previous to this, Rory was the Managing Director of the Fyffes Common Produce division from 2002 and was appointed to the place of Government Director in 2006. Rory has in depth expertise within the contemporary produce {industry}, having joined Fyffes in 1988 and has held a variety of senior positions inside Fyffes together with Finance Director of the Group’s UK enterprise and Managing Director of its Spanish operations.
Michael Carvill, Managing Director,
Kenmare Sources
Michael has been the Managing Director of Kenmare since 1986. He labored as a contracts engineer in Algeria and as a challenge engineer at Tara Mines, Eire. He’s a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers of Eire (FIEI). He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Queen’s College, Belfast) and an MBA (Wharton College, College of Pennsylvania).
Bob Casey, Chief Government Officer,
Korn Ferry
Bob works along with his shoppers to design optimum organisation buildings, roles, and duties. He and his crew assist them rent the correct folks and advise them on the way to reward and inspire their workforce whereas creating professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. He operates at senior administration and board stage each in Eire and internationally. Working throughout a broad vary of industries, with a specialism in shopper, Agri enterprise ,& industrial centered shoppers. He’s additionally a member of the EMEA CEO and Board Follow and the EMEA Sports activities Follow. Working with multinationals, each publicly quoted and privately owned, and personal fairness backed organisations, he’s uniquely positioned with demonstrable expertise in the way to align an organization’s expertise technique and total capabilities with organisational technique and tradition from his time as a Chief govt. A former skilled rugby participant and chief, having represented Leinster, London Irish, Eire and the Barbarians, Bob is adept at working inside a excessive efficiency crew setting.
Leo Clancy, Chief Government Officer,
Enterprise Eire
Leo Clancy is the newly appointed Chief Government Officer of Enterprise Eire, the state company that helps Irish firms to start out, develop, innovate and win export gross sales in world markets. Earlier than being appointed as CEO of Enterprise Eire, Leo led the Know-how, Client and Enterprise Providers sector in addition to IT, Advertising and marketing Communications and Company Providers at IDA Eire and was a member of the Government Administration crew. In that position, Leo labored extensively with world know-how and providers firms invested in Eire. Previous to his public sector profession, Leo spent 17 years within the telecommunications {industry}, together with in a variety of administration, technical and engineering roles. He was a part of the senior management crew at e|internet, a high-growth Irish wholesale broadband supplier and spent his early profession at Ericsson, primarily engaged on world providers for deployment of cellular and glued networks. Leo is a frequent contributor to press interviews, convention talking and blogs. On behalf of Enterprise Eire, he’s a member of a variety of cross-departmental and cross-agency teams.
Terry Clune, Founder & Chief Government Officer,
Clunetech
Terry Clune is founder and CEO of CluneTech, a collection of software program know-how firms offering industry-leading options that simplify world enterprise. As CEO, Terry oversees and steers the long-term development of the group, which includes TransferMate, Immedis, Taxback Worldwide, Taxback.com, Sprintax, Visa First, Benamic and Gradguide. Considered one of Eire’s most profitable entrepreneurs, Terry is a previous winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the 12 months award and the HSBC European Entrepreneur of the 12 months award. He based his first firm, Taxback, in 1996 whereas finding out economics in Trinity School, Dublin. In 2010, Terry established TransferMate, the most important firm within the group’s portfolio and the world’s main supplier of B2B funds infrastructure as a service. TransferMate permits firms to ship and obtain cross-border funds quicker, simpler and at decrease value through linked API know-how. The corporate accomplished a funding spherical in Might 2022 to change into Eire’s seventh tech unicorn, with a $1BN valuation. CluneTech employs over 1,500 folks and is headquartered in Kilkenny, with 35 workplaces worldwide.
Lorna Conn, Chief Government Officer,
Cpl
Lorna Conn joined Cpl plc in October 2017 as Chief Monetary Officer and was appointed Deputy CEO in April 2021 and CEO in January 2022. Lorna has beforehand held senior roles in a variety of public firms, residing in each Eire and America throughout this time. Lorna is a Chartered Director and positioned first in Eire in her Diploma examination. Lorna is a certified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Eire, having skilled with Deloitte. Lorna graduated with top quality honours in each the Bachelor of Commerce diploma in College School Dublin and the Masters in Accounting within the Michael Smurfit Enterprise College. Lorna is captivated with Eire, as a location to dwell and to do enterprise in.
Paul Coulson, Chairman & Chief Government Officer,
Ardagh Group
Paul Coulson graduated from Trinity School Dublin with a enterprise diploma in 1973. He spent 5 years with Value Waterhouse in London and Dublin and certified as a Chartered Accountant in 1978. He then established his personal accounting agency earlier than establishing Yeoman Worldwide in 1980 and creating it into a big leasing and structured finance enterprise. In 1998 he grew to become Chairman of the Group and initiated the transformation of Ardagh from a small, single plant operation into a number one world packaging firm. Over the past 30 years he has been concerned within the creation and improvement of a variety of companies other than Yeoman and Ardagh. These embrace Fanad Fisheries, a number one Irish salmon farming firm, and Sterile Applied sciences. Previous to its sale to Stericycle, Inc. in 2006, Sterile Applied sciences had been developed into the main medical waste administration firm in the UK and Eire.
Seán Coyle, Group Chief Government Officer,
Origin Enterprises
Sean Coyle was appointed Group CEO of Origin Enterprises on 1 July 2020. Sean joined Origin in September 2018 as Chief Monetary Officer and was appointed to the Board as an Government Director in October 2018. Sean was beforehand Group Finance Director of UDG Healthcare plc and in addition served as Managing Director of UDG’s Healthcare Provide Chain Division. Previous to UDG, Sean was Chief Monetary Officer and an Government Director of Aer Lingus plc. He additionally spent over ten years in Ryanair Holdings plc, the place he held a variety of senior administration positions. Sean is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Eire and accomplished his coaching with KPMG following his commencement from Trinity School Dublin.
Seán Corkery, Chief Government Officer,
Datalex
Sean was appointed as Non-Government Director and Interim Chief Government Officer of Datalex in April 2019 and was subsequently appointed because the everlasting CEO in October 2019. He additionally served as Performing Chairman between June and November 2019. Sean is a extremely skilled govt having held a number of senior positions within the know-how {industry} together with Senior Vice President of International Operations at Dell Inc; COO at Esat Telecom; Vice President of International Operations at AST / Samsung and Director of Pacific Operations at Apple Inc. Previous to becoming a member of Datalex, Sean was Chairman and CEO at Actavo and he’s a non-executive director of a variety of non-public firms.
Eamonn Crowley, Chief Government Officer,
Everlasting TSB
Earlier than becoming a member of PTSB as Chief Monetary Officer in 2017, Eamonn labored as Chief Monetary Officer at Financial institution Zachodni WBK S.A. (“BZ WBK”), Banco Santander’s publicly listed Polish retail and industrial financial institution. (BZ WBK was previously 70% owned by AIB. Banco Santander acquired that AIB stake in 2010.) Throughout his interval as CFO, Eamonn executed the merger of BZ WBK with Kredyt Financial institution to type Poland’s quantity three financial institution, positioned over 20% of the financial institution on the Warsaw Inventory Alternate by means of a Euro 1.2bn secondary IPO and led the acquisition of a controlling stake in Poland’s primary Client Financial institution. Previous to becoming a member of Santander, Eamonn labored for the AIB Group in a wide range of completely different roles. Eamonn brings to the Board in depth worldwide banking, accounting, company treasury and management expertise with a big buyer focus which is mirrored within the Financial institution’s Goal, Ambition and Technique to construct belief and develop a sustainable Financial institution for the longer-term.
Dr Steve Cutler, Chief Government Officer,
ICON Plc
Dr Steve Cutler was appointed Chief Government Officer of ICON plc in March 2017, having beforehand served as Chief Working Officer for 3 years. Dr Cutler joined ICON as Group President, Medical Analysis Providers in 2011 and has been a member of the board since November 2015.
As CEO, Dr Cutler has overseen a interval of serious progress for ICON, pushed by each robust natural development and a variety of strategic acquisitions, together with PRA Well being Sciences in 2021. ICON is now the world’s main scientific analysis organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence, and employs roughly 40,500 folks in over 50 nations.
All through his profession within the scientific analysis and pharmaceutical industries, Dr Cutler has held quite a few senior management positions. These embrace Chief Government Officer of Kendle, Senior Vice President, International Undertaking Administration at Quintiles (now IQVIA) and Senior Vice President, Medical, Medical and Regulatory, additionally at Quintiles. Previous to becoming a member of Quintiles, Dr Cutler labored with Sandoz (now Novartis) in Australia and Europe. He holds a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. from the College of Sydney and a Masters of Enterprise Administration from the College of Birmingham (UK).
John Delves, Managing Director,
Magnet+
A frontrunner that likes to disrupt the established order and rock income development wherever his profession has taken him! Having spent eleven years in Denis O Brien’s Digicel John isn’t any stranger to difficult the established order and disrupting aggressive markets. John’s worldwide enterprise expertise and acumen drives a deal with speedy income development coupled with a laser deal with buyer centricity. As a pacesetter John actually has the flexibility to harnesses the ability of individuals inside all organisations, he has labored in, each at dwelling and overseas, creating and cultivating excessive performing groups and people. Having returned to Eire in 2018 John has rapidly established himself as a enterprise chief who’s open, trustworthy and able to shake issues up! ‘it’s all in regards to the crew’
John Donnelly, Nation Chief: Eire,
Oracle
John Donnelly is the Nation Chief for Oracle’s operations in Eire, who make use of over 1,000 folks right here. Having been appointed to the position in 2017 he’s accountable for maximising the success of Oracle and its clients in Eire. He’s a profitable senior gross sales chief with a powerful monitor document of excessive efficiency, management and crew improvement and has held a variety of roles since becoming a member of Oracle in 2003. John’s different duties embrace the management of the SMB Know-how gross sales enterprise for Oracle UKI, Benelux & Nordics.
John Donohoe, Founder & Group Chief Government Officer,
Carne Group
John Donohoe is the Founder & Group CEO of Carne Group, the main digitally pushed {industry} platform to the International Asset Administration Trade and the most important third-party fund administration firm on the planet. Carne is trusted by the world’s main asset managers, insurance coverage firms, pension funds and wealth managers to handle their governance, compliance, regulatory and substance necessities. Carne gives governance and substance providers and options for belongings of greater than $1trillion in AUM. Established in 2004, Carne has 600+ shoppers and employs greater than 600 folks throughout 8 nations globally. In Eire Carne has workplaces in Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny and Wexford. Its digital platform, Curator, gives danger and know-how pushed options for funding funds with $2 trillion in AUM.
Robert Finnegan, Chief Government Officer,
3 Eire
Robert Finnegan has been Three Eire’s CEO because the firm’s launch in 2005 and along with this position, grew to become CEO of Three UK in April 2020. Three Eire & Three UK are owned by famend multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, which is dedicated to innovation and know-how with numerous companies using over 300,000 folks in 50 nations internationally. In Eire, Three is the most important cellular telecommunications supplier with 40.7% market share, has the quickest 4G & 5G networks and delivers glorious customer support from its award-winning Buyer Expertise Centre in Limerick. Within the UK, Three has 10% market share with its clients utilizing 3.5 instances extra information than the {industry} common, in addition to having 3 times as a lot 5G spectrum as every other MNO. As CEO of Three in each nations, Robert is dedicated to offering its clients with a greater linked life by means of significant merchandise, greatest in school service and a linked community expertise. Robert labored for CK Hutchison (previously Hutchison Whampoa) in Hong Kong for 13 years earlier than he joined Three Eire. There he served as CEO of its beverage division, Watson’s, the place he strategically led the event of its water enterprise in China and Europe, constructing it to market chief place. He additionally initiated and led the divestiture of Powwow to Nestle for US$545m.
Mark Foley, Group Chief Government Officer,
EirGrid Plc
Mark Foley joined EirGrid Group as Chief Government in June 2018, having held the position of Managing Director of Land Options/ Coillte Enterprise in Coillte since August 2008 the place e he led the event of recent companies in renewable power, telecommunications, land improvement and land gross sales. Earlier than that, from November 2000 to August 2008, Mark was Director of Capital Programmes at Dublin Airport Authority. On this position he was accountable for grasp planning, allowing, planning and supply of c. €1.5bn in airport infrastructure at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports. Previous to that Mark held a variety of senior govt roles with multinationals within the Speciality Chemical substances and Electronics sectors over an 18 12 months profession. Mark has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Diploma from College School Dublin, a Masters in Industrial Engineering from College School Dublin and has attended Government improvement programs in Penn State College and IMD Enterprise College in Lausanne. Mark was just lately appointed to the rank of Chevalier within the Ordre nationwide de la Legion d’Honneur by the President of the Republic of France for his position in main and supporting collaboration between Eire and France within the discipline of power.
Peter Foley, Founder & Chief Government Officer,
LetsGetChecked
Peter Foley is the CEO and Founding father of LetsGetChecked, a world healthcare options firm that gives the instruments to handle well being from dwelling by means of direct entry to diagnostic testing, digital care, and medicine supply for a variety of well being and wellness circumstances. Peter has all the time been captivated with making healthcare patient-led, and permitting shoppers to be a part of the diagnostic testing course of and never as soon as eliminated. What sparked the concept for LetsGetChecked was a private expertise which resulted in Peter not gaining access to diagnostic testing in a time of want. Previous to LetsGetChecked, Foley labored in a variety of consultancy roles, specializing within the fields of healthcare technique, planning, and facility improvement, in addition to finishing a regulation diploma and masters qualification in ICD-10 codin The aim of the corporate is to provide folks the data that they should dwell more healthy, happier lives.
Dee Forbes, Director Common,
RTÉ
Dee Forbes is Director-Common, RTÉ, a task she formally took up on Monday eleventh July, 2016. Previous to taking over her position at RTÉ, Dee Forbes was based mostly in London and over 27 years, labored for broadcasters and promoting company Younger and Rubicam. Most just lately she was President & Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe. Dee joined Discovery in 2010 as Head of the UK/Eire operation and progressively grew her duties to finally lead the Northern Europe area, which included 18 markets and territories and 27 channels, each free-to-air and subscription, which broadcast to over 276 million households throughout Northern Europe every month. Earlier than becoming a member of Discovery, Dee Forbes led Turner Broadcasting’s enterprise within the UK and Eire, which consisted of seven leisure channels, together with Cartoon Community, Boomerang and TCM. She spent a number of years working at Turner in a wide range of industrial roles together with Common Supervisor for the Nordic/Central and Jap Europe and EMEA areas and Head of Promoting Gross sales for Europe. Dee is a former non-executive director of the board of The Irish Instances and at present sits on the board of Munster Rugby. A local of Drimoleague in west Cork, Dee is a graduate of UCD the place she studied historical past and politics.
David Forde, Group Chief Government Officer,
C&C
Previous to becoming a member of C&C, David was the Managing Director of Heineken UK, a number one producer of beer and cider manufacturers within the UK market, in addition to a big pub operator, with roughly 2,500 retailers in its property. David labored with Heineken for 31 years and had in depth expertise in senior management positions throughout the enterprise. He began his profession with the Gross sales and Advertising and marketing crew at Heineken Eire, earlier than gaining worldwide expertise within the Netherlands after which Poland, the place he was Advertising and marketing Director. Progressing to senior management, David was appointed Common Supervisor of Heineken UK in 2007 and performed a key position in Heineken’s acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle in 2008 and the next integration of the 2 companies. In 2009, David returned to Heineken Eire as Managing Director, earlier than being appointed Managing Director of Heineken UK in 2013.
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