Boardroom changes at ABP Group
Beef processor ABP Food Group has appointed John Moloney, Tom Kirwan, and Fergal O’Dwyer as new non-executive directors to its board. The new appointees join Larry Goodman, executive chair, and Frank Stephenson, group CEO, on the board. Mr Moloney’s 33-year career in the food and agribusiness sector included being group MD of Glanbia, 2001-13, plus other senior roles with Glanbia and meat industry roles in the Department of Agriculture and Food. Mr Moloney is currently a non-executive director of DCC, where he is chair, and of Smurfit Kappa Group. He also served a seven-year term as a non-executive director of Greencore up to January of this year. Mr Kirwan joins the board having stepped down as ABP UK managing director last October. He began his career at ABP Cahir, then moved to senior roles with ABP UK. Mr O’Dwyer, CFO of DCC, also joins the board. He is stepping down from his executive role in July, a position he has held since 1994. He has also worked with KPMG and PwC in audit and corporate finance. ABP has also appointed Finbarr McDonnell and Mark Goodman, who are both executives in the group, to the board.
Expleo appoints new Client Director
Mark Kenny has been appointed as client director for the retail banking division of tech services provider Expleo. Mr Kenny was previously a client partner at HCL Technologies, where he oversaw the introduction of a new cloud support service. He also spent 10 years at IBM, specialising in IT outsourcing for businesses.
Ecocem Ireland names new Managing Director
Susan McGarry has been appointed as MD of Ecocem Ireland, which produces ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS), an eco byproduct from the steel industry that partially replaces traditional cement in concrete. A chartered engineer, she has worked for Ecocem for nine years in a variety of roles, most recently as European sustainability manager. Ms McGarry also guest lectures in TCD and TU Dublin, and is a qualified LEED Green Associate.
Matheson continues to add to its Partner team
Law firm, Matheson, has appointed Philip Tully as a partner in its tax practice. Mr Tully joined the firm in 2009 as a trainee solicitor. He rose steadily through the ranks and was appointed as an Associate in 2015. He is a Chartered Tax Advisor and a graduate of UCD.
New Deputy Financial Services & Pensions Ombudsman appointed
Solicitor MaryRose McGovern has been promoted to deputy financial services and pensions ombudsman. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe appointed Ms McGovern to take up the new role as deputy ombudsman from 20 April 2020, as well as reappointing Ger Deering as the ombudsman. Ms McGovern is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin School of Law and worked for many years as a solicitor in private practice. She was a litigation partner at a law firm specialising in insurance and commercial litigation. She joined the Ombudsman for Credit Institutions in 2001 and, following the establishment of the Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau in 2008, she was appointed its head of investigations. With the establishment of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) in January 2018, Ms McGovern was appointed director of investigation, adjudication and legal services.