Former eir CEO appointed to lead Technicolor plc
Technicolor plc has appointed Richard Moat as its new CEO. He will be based in Paris from where he will lead the business. Mr Moat worked in Dublin for over 6 years leading eir and oversaw its transition from Eircom to the new eir brand. He joined the firm initially as CFO in 2012 before being appointed at CEO in 2014, a role he held until departure from the business last year. Mr Moat previously worked for Orange and t-mobile in senior executive roles during his earlier career.
Paddy Power Betfair to appoint new Chairman
Current chairman of Morrissons, Andrew Higginson, is set to be appointed as Paddy Power Betfair’s new Chairman. Mr Higginson who became a non-executive director at Flutter Entertainment is set to take over from present chairman, Gary McGann, when he retires from the position. It has not been confirmed as to when the appointment will be formally made.
Datalex appoints new Chairman
The CEO of Unity Technology Solutions, David Hargaden, has been appointed as Chairman at Datalex. This follows Sean Corkery’s recent permanent appointment as its CEO having assumed the role in an interim capacity for a number of months prior to that. Mr Hargaden is a former Chairman at CarTrawler and is presently a non-executive director at ding.com. Mr Hargaden is a founder and former Chairman of myHome.ie.
eShopWorld appoints new senior management executives
Irish e-commerce business, eShopWorld, has made a number of senior appointments in recent weeks. David Manifold has been appointed as CFO. Mr Manifold is a former CFO at Oasis, a leading documents management company, and previously assumed an interim CFO role at Bus Éireann. He is a former senior executive at Aer Lingus where he worked for almost 10 years. Conor O’Kane has joined the business as CIO. Mr O’Kane previously worked for Travelport and Mobile Travel Technologies.
Dalata appoints new non-executive director
Dalata, the Irish hotel group, has appointed Elizabeth McMeikan to its board as an independent, non-executive director. Ms McMeikan is currently a senior independent director at UK pub giant JD Wetherspoon. Dalata, whose brands include the Clayton and Maldron hotels, is led by Pat McCann and is currently developing nine new hotels, with approximately 2,400 bedrooms, which will open over the next three years. Having spent her earlier career at Colgate-Palmolive, Ms McMeikan then took up a role with Tesco, where she established Tesco Express in 1994. In 1997, Ms McMeikan was appointed Tesco stores board director for change management and human resources at the grocery giant. Today, she is also a senior independent director at UK-based student accommodation provider Unite Group. She also chairs the board’s remuneration committee. In addition, she is a non-executive director at food company Fresca Group.