Cairn plc appoints new CFO
Cairn Homes has announced the appointment of Shane Doherty as its new CFO. Mr Doherty is currently Group CFO at recruitment firm, Morgan McKinley. He previously worked in the renewable energy sector as CFO at Gaelectric. He is a former senior executive at Paddy Power Betfair where he led the paddypower.com. Mr Doherty spent almost 11 years at eircom working across a number of senior finance roles. He is a Chartered Accountant having trained at PwC.
New Chairman appointed at enet
Irish fibre and wireless provider, enet, has appointed Jon Florshiem as its new non-executive Chairman. He is presently Chairman at GoMedia Services. Mr Flourshiem previously served as eir’s Chief Commercial Officer and is a former senior executive at BskyB.
DLA Piper appoints new Partner
US law firm, DLA Piper, continues to rapidly expand its operations in Ireland. It has recently appointed Kate Curneen as a Partner. Ms Curneen previously worked at Dillon Eustace as a Partner in its Banking and Capital Markets practice. She trained at McCann Fitzgerald and thereafter spent periods as a Solicitor at AIB and Certus before returning to McCann FItzerald as a Solicitor. Ms Curneen is a graduate of UCD.
Cardinal Capital appoints senior businessman to its executive team
Private Equity firm, Cardinal Capital, has appointed Mike Maloney to its senior executive team. He was CEO at Payzone until recently which is a former portfolio company of Carlyle Cardinal Ireland. Mr Maloney is a former army officer and prior to his appointment at Payzone he worked in a number of multinational organisations in the IT, telecoms and fintech sectors.
Shannon Group appoints new Company Secretary
Rachael Leahy has been appointed as company secretary and head of legal for the Shannon Group, the umbrella organisation for Shannon Airport Authority, Shannon Heritage, IASC and Shannon Commercial Properties. Ms Leahy joined the Shannon Group in November 2014 as head of legal with responsibility for the group’s procurement function. She retains these functions in her new role as company secretary, as well as taking on responsibility for its administration and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. As a member of the executive management team, she will report directly to the Shannon Group CEO and will assist in the delivery of its new strategic plan for 2019-2023. Prior to joining Shannon Group, Ms Leahy was a partner with Michael Houlihan & Partners in Ennis. She is a practising solicitor and previously trained and worked with Matheson.
Beale & Co appoints new Partner in Dublin
Construction lawyer Killian Dorney has re-joined specialist law firm Beale & Co as a partner in the firm’s Dublin office. Mr Dorney, who worked with the firm earlier in his career, re-joins from A&L Goodbody, where he spent the last year-and-a-half as a construction associate. He acts for employers, contractors, subcontractors and consultants, as well as their insurers, in relation to all aspects of construction contracts, advising on the full suite of construction project documentation.