MOVERS & SHAKERS
NEW APPOINTMENTS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY NATIONWIDE
ENDA MURPHY
NIKITA LYNN
ROGER GRIBBIN
DEIRDRE O’CARROLL
NEW TITLE: Managing Director, Cleanrooms Division
NEW TITLE: Vice President of Finance
NEW TITLE: Sales Director, Envisage and OSSM
NEW TITLE: Blender
EMPLOYER: Diaceutics
EMPLOYER: Ardmac PREVIOUS ROLE: Head of Engineering, Ardmac
PREVIOUS ROLE: Senior Director of Corporate Advancement, Diaceutics
Construction specialist Ardmac has promoted Enda Murphy to the position of Managing Director of its Cleanrooms Division. In his new role, Murphy will be responsible for leading a team of 171 people that work directly within the division and driving business growth, both in Ireland and internationally. Jason Casey has also been appointed as Deputy Managing Director for the Data Centre Business Unit at Ardmac.
A data analytics firm specialising in diagnostics, Dundalk-based Diaceutics has promoted qualified chartered accountant Nikita Lynn to the position of Vice President of Finance. Before joining Diaceutics in August 2020, Lynn was a Senior Manager at PwC in the Assurance department. During this time, she worked on reporting accountant engagements, which included project leading Diaceutics’ initial public offering in March 2019.
UPSKILLING AND LIFELONG LEARNING ON THE UP
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EMPLOYER: The Noledge Group PREVIOUS ROLE: Head of Sales and Marketing, Acorn IT Irish cloud solution specialists The Noledge Group has appointed Roger Gribbin as Sales Director for its Envisage and OSSM brands, with responsibility for leading the sales teams and strategy for both. Bringing more than 25 years’ of leadership, sales and IT experience to the role, Gribbin was previously Managing Director of IT consultancy Making IT Happen, helping organisations to maximise value from their IT infrastructure.
EMPLOYER: Midleton Distillery PREVIOUS ROLE: Bond Supervisor, Midleton Distllery
Irish Distillers has announced the appointment of Deirdre O’Carroll as Blender at Midleton Distillery, Co Cork. Working with Master Blender Billy Leighton, she will be responsible for the development of new and existing Irish whiskey blends. O’Carroll joined Irish Distillers in 2012 as part of the first year of the Jameson Engineering Programme. She holds a degree in Food Science and Technology from UCC.
Employees are responding to the pandemic by upskilling and engaging in lifelong learning, according to the Labour Market Pulse index published in March by IDA Ireland in partnership with Microsoft and LinkedIn. It shows that the skills added most in the 12 months to December 2020 were a mix of technical skills and interpersonal competencies – in line with the ongoing growth in data analytics and data science activity in Ireland. Microsoft has just launched a programme called StepIn2Tech with Fastrack to IT to equip 10,000 people with the digital skills required to transfer to emerging and in-demand roles in the digital economy.
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