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Táimid lách, tiomanta agus is comhpháirtíocht muid.

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Cas lenár mBord

Mairéad Cullen

Mairead is the IT Director in Vodafone Ireland and has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 30 years. She joined Vodafone in 1997 from Ericsson and has held a variety of roles in Ireland, UK and Vodafone Group Technology functions. Prior to being appointed IT Director, she led the Vodafone Ireland Business Transformation programme which included replacing the Billing, CRM, Digital, Care and Retail systems. She also previously led the launch of Vodafone TV and converged services. Prior to working within IT, Mairead led the Vodafone Network Engineering team in Ireland and subsequently in Vodafone UK.

Mairead sits on the board of SIRO, the joint venture between Vodafone Irleand and ESB, which wholesales FTTH nationwide. Mairead holds a BSc in Applied Physics & Chemistry, MSc in Optoelectronics and an MBA.

David Moffitt

David began his career as a General Management Trainee with Smurfit Kappa where he ran packaging factories in Ireland and Spain along with a stint as the Personal Assistant to the Group CEO, Dr. Michael Smurfit.

From 1992 to 1996, he was the Irish Director for R.R. Donelley before establishing Tech Group Europe, a manufacturer of drug delivery devices which was later sold to West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

David was a member of IBEC’s National Executive Council from 2005 to 2009 and sat on the Investment Committee of Enterprise Ireland from 2008 to 2013. He was a key shareholder and CEO of Kayfoam Woolfson from 2009 to 2023.

He is also Chairman of Folens Group whose major business interests included Folens Publishing, Hibernia College and Accountancy School.

He is active in the Not for Profit sector and is the Chairperson of Suas Educational Development who are active in promoting global citizenship and international volunteering as well as being a Board Member of Kinia, The Human Dignity Foundation and Ideate Ireland which runs a Student Enterprise competition and a much sought after boot camp for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Ronan O’Loughlin

Ronan is a qualified chartered accountant and former Director of Education and Training at Chartered Accountants Ireland for the past 20 years. Prior to that he worked in professional accounting and related education areas in Ireland and overseas.