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Aidan Gough - InterTradeIreland

Aidan is the Strategy & Policy Director within InterTradeIreland, he is currently the Chair of the Irish Benchmarking Forum. Aidan's specialist interests are national, regional and business competitiveness issues.

Contact Aidan on:

T: 028 (048) 30834100          E: aidan.gough@intertradeireland.com

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Richard Keegan - Enterprise Ireland

Richard is the Senior Specialist in Benchmarking and Best Practice at Enterprise Ireland.  He began his career as a Chartered Engineer who has developed a particular interest in competitiveness issues.  He is leader of the European Benchmarking Forum and author of several books on WCM and benchmarking. Richard is also a lecturer in Trinity College Dublin's department of Statistics.

Contact Richard on:

T: 01 8082334          E: richard.keegan@enterprise-ireland.com

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Don O'Connor - Enterprise Ireland

Don is an economist in the Corporate Development department in Enterprise Ireland.  He has a particular interest in statistics and data analysis, and in particular in measurement and understanding competitiveness, innovation and firm performance, over time.  A key part of his work involves estimating and evaluating the effects of Enterprise Ireland's interventions with its clients.

Contact Don on:

T: 01 808 2000          E: don.oconnor@enterprise-ireland.com

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Mike Nolan - Enterprise Ireland

Contact Mike on:

T: 01 808 2000          E: michael.nolan@enterprise-ireland.com

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Peter McCarron - Invest Northern Ireland

Peter is an Executive of Business Improvement Service at Invest NI and has spent 20 years of his career in industry, laterally focussing on productivity improvement through people and world class productivity techniques, such as:

  • Total quality management
  • Total productive maintenance/Lean manufacturing
  • Theory of Constraints
  • Six Sigma
  • Balanced Score Card

Peter favours a structured approach to company improvement using the EFQM or Microscope model plus the Quantitative Benchmark Index.  He also feels that there is no substitute for companies benchmarking and sharing knowledge and experience to enhance their competitiveness.

 

Contact Peter on:

 

T: 028 (048) 90 544980          E: peter.mccarron@investni.com

 

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Damian McAuley - Invest Northern Ireland

Contact Damian on:

T: 028 (048) 90 239090          E: damian.mcauley@investni.com

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Maria Murphy - FÁS

 

Maria is an industry specialist; the main focus of her work is policy and the programme development for the small to medium sized business sector.

 

Contact Maria on:

 

E: maria.murphy@fas.ie

 

 

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Chris Quinn - FÁS

 

Chris is a Service to Business Training Advisor; he works in Operation in the Dublin region.  FÁS is currently piloting Service Microscope and Micro-Business Review Benchmarking site tools and questionnaires with a limited number of companies.  These tools are under licence from Comparison International Ltd.

 

Contact Chris on:

T: 01-2043779          E: chris.quinn@fas.ie

 

 

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Brian McCabe - Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment

Brian is an Assistant Principal Officer in the DETE.  He is a career civil servant and is currently in charge of the SME Policy Unit in the Department.  He is also the Irish representative on the Management Committee for the (EU) Multiannual Programme for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.  He is interested in benchmarking as a useful tool for improving the productivity and competitiveness of small companies in Ireland.

Contact Brian on:

T: 01-6312150          E: brian_mccabe@entemp.ie

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Billy Wixted - Shannon Development

Contact Billy on:

T: 061 410777          E: wixtedb@shannondev.ie

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Marcus Breathnach - Forfás

Contact Marcus on:

T: 01- 6073000          E: marcus.breathnach@forfas.ie

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Mary Twomey - Forfás

Contact Mary on:

T: 01 6073000           E: mary.twomey@forfas.ie

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Donal O'Liathain - Údarás na Gaeltachta

Contact Donal on:

T:  066 915 0100        E: d.oliathain@udaras.ie

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