Name

John

Position

Non-Executive Director

Location

Dublin

Big Business Experience

Enterprise Ireland

Chemonics Inc

Small Business Experience

Power Food Technology

The Mill Enterprise Hub

Summary

For over 40 years John has assisted start-ups, scaling companies and multinationals to expand and grow, through his job with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.

Currently he is a director with two Irish companies, a small hi-tech Engineering business and an Enterprise Centre. He also advises several scaling companies.

He has sat on and chaired both private sector and Government appointed committees and boards.

For the last 25 years he has also worked in over two dozen countries advising NGOs and Governments on strategic development.

His experience covers a very wide range of industries from TravelTech to FinTech, food to software, electronics to engineering and several more.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Executive Coaching IMI/UCC 2017
• Exec. Management Programme St. Joseph’s Uni. (USA) 2002
• MSc. (Mgt.) Trinity College 1992
• Dip. Business Strategy IMI 1989
• Dip. Accountancy & Finance ACCA 1986
• Dip. Elec. Engineering DIT 1978

Key Areas of Expertise

• Strategy
• Sales & Marketing
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Financial analysis
• Wide range of sector knowledge

Experience

For most of the last 25 years John has worked closely with high-potential start-ups and scaling companies. His job in Enterprise Ireland was to:

• Evaluate business plans,
• Recommend investments by way of equity and grants,
• Assist entrepreneurs and companies to source equity through VC and PE funds and loans through banks and mezzanine finance,
• Work closely with management teams to hone their go to market plans, and
• Challenge entrepreneurs and management teams in all aspects of their business.

He is also a strategist and has developed strategies for Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and a range of Governments in Africa, the Middle East, South and Central America.

John has written business articles for magazines and websites and in 2024 he was interviewed by the New York Times for a major expose magazine they published on Ireland.