Bio

Business and Finance / KPMG Top 100 CEOs Ireland 2022 Winner - Global Digital BSS Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award from Frost and Sullivan 2020 Winner - Deloitte Gold Standard Best Managed Companies Awards 2020 Global Telecoms Business Power 100 People 2017 Winner - Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards 2017 Winner - ITLG ''Silicon Valley 50'' - Top Irish and Irish-American Tech Executives 2014 Winner - The European Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013 (TECHTOUR) Winner - Irish Software Association Company of the Year 2012 Winner - Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 (Ireland). Patent Application : 20140058908 - System and method for performing offline revenue assurance of data usage My experience varies from working with Deloitte in Corporate Finance (post qualification as a Chartered Accountant), CFO of a private company acquired by a public company and then spun off to an IPO, extensive start up experience (both executive and non-executive advisory roles), and leading a great Irish software company to growth. I have managed departments, companies and services through phenomenal growth and led large-scale change management programmes. I have worked as part of, and sometimes leading, great teams. Soft skills and empathy are keys to enjoying this work. Specialties: An experienced business leader with natural leadership skills. I am capable of motivating and leading a team through growth and fundamental change. I am extremely customer focused. I very much enjoy the commercial and operations aspects of businesses and am a huge believer in culture being a driver of any successful business. Planning and business development are things I think I do well. I am a pragmatic builder with energy and enthusiasm to get things done. Experience in mobile communications, software development and growing services business lines for customers whose businesses are in operating complex telecoms networks. I also enjoy working to develop partnerships and alliances. I have extensive experience of negotiating complex contracts, managing large budgets, raising equity and debt and the IPO market, planning for and executing on growing businesses.