Name

Keith

Position

Non-Executive Director / Board Advisor / Mentor

Location

Clare

Big Business Experience

Gen Digital Inc

Veritas Technologies Inc

Small Business Experience

Caplait Limited

Limerick Social Services Council

Summary

Keith provides senior advisory and consultancy support to boards, founders and leadership teams, particularly within scaling organisations, SMEs and founder-led businesses. He specialises in strengthening governance, board and management reporting, financial and operational oversight, and strategic implementation.

His expertise includes AI, cyber and corporate governance, process improvement, strategic finance and business planning and leadership and team effectiveness. Taking a practical, finance-led and commercially focused approach, he helps organisations establish clear structures, improve decision-making, strengthen accountability, and translate strategy into measurable actions that support sustainable growth and organisational performance.

Qualifications

• Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
• Chartered Director (Institute of Directors)
• International Coaching Federation accredited coach
• Specialist Diploma in Quality Management – Lean Systems
• Diploma in Strategic Finance and Business Analytics
• Certificate in Pharmaceutical & Medical Device operations
• Professional Diploma in AI (ongoing)

Key Areas of Expertise

• Board governance and advisory for scaling and complex organisations.
• Reporting and performance oversight for boards and management
• Financial governance, control and strategic finance and planning leadership.
• Risk management, audit and operational control.
• Strategy implementation and organisational transformation.
• Process improvement and documentation
• AI, cyber and corporate governance advisory.
• Developing and scaling teams

Experience

Non-Executive Director Experience

• Charity and not-for-profit board member since 2009.
• Chaired Audit and Risk Committees, overseeing governance, risk and financial oversight.
• Participated in board strategy and governance reviews.
• Chartered Director and former member of the Council of Chartered Accountants Ireland for eight years

Board Advisory Experience

• Advised founders and leadership teams on governance, strategy and commercial decisions.
• Supported organisations on AI governance, cyber risk, strategic finance and board effectiveness.
• Improved board reporting and board pack quality to enhance decision-making.

Mentor Experience

• Mentored founders, CEOs and leadership teams in scaling businesses.
• Supported organisational design, accountability and management reporting.
• Provided leadership and organisational effectiveness guidance.

Full-Time Career Experience

• More than 35 years’ experience across audit, financial services, technology and multinational organisations.
• Led international finance, transformation and post-acquisition integration initiatives.
• Managed global statutory reporting, operational improvement and legal entity simplification programmes.