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Jim Barry – Chairman
Jim was appointed Chief Executive of NTR plc in June 2000 having served as Assistant Chief Executive and General Manager, Development. Prior to joining NTR in 1998 Jim worked with Bain and Company, a leading global consulting firm, and in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley International.
Paul Doody – Executive Deputy Chairman
A founding member of Irish Broadband, Paul has a depth of experience in the Irish telecoms sector. Until June 2002, Paul was Managing Director and co–founder of Switchcom, which was sold to Chorus Communications and subsequently acquired by Smart Telecom Plc. Paul is a qualified engineer and accountant and spent three years working as a marketing advisor with the Irish Export Board.
Neil Parkinson – Chief Executive Officer
Neil Parkinson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Irish Broadband. Neil has been a consultant for a number of years, prior to which he was Group Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of ESAT Group.
Mr. Parkinson joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer in 1996 and held
that position until 2000 when he served as Group Chief Executive Officer
until 2001. He subsequently held the position of Chairman until the end
of 2002. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Parkinson served as Financial Controller
of Colorman, a privately owned Irish Printing company. Previously, he held
positions with Price Waterhouse and Peter Chadwick Ltd, a London based consultancy.
Mr. Parkinson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College
Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
He is currently a director of Calyx Group plc, Conduit and Jarvis Hotels
Group.
Jeremy Nel – Director
Jeremy is a founding member of Irish Broadband. In early 2000, Jeremy founded a wireless network, similar to Irish Broadband, in South Africa which operated across six metropolitan areas. Previous to that, Jeremy headed up Intertoll, a South African based international Toll Operator for the period 1988 to 1999 at which time he sold his interest in the company to invest in the IT sector by way of venture capital investments. He went on to act as a consultant in infrastructure projects in the water, waste–water and desalination sectors in India and the Middle East . Jeremy has a Bachelor of Law degree and Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Michael King – Non–Executive Director
Michael was appointed Chief Operations Officer of NTR plc in June 2000. Michael joined NTR plc from Quinn Group where he served as Group Operations Director and previously held roles with TEAM Aer Lingus and Dublin Corporation.
Tom McCarthy – Non–Executive Director
Tom was appointed Finance Director of Kilsaran Concrete Products in April 2001. Prior to joining Kilsaran Concrete Products, Tom worked with General Electric from 1991, holding a variety of senior finance roles in London , the Middle East and Dublin . A chartered accountant, Tom trained with KPMG in Dublin .
Dermot McKeown – Non–Executive Director
Dermot is Chief Executive of Kilsaran Concrete Products, Ireland 's largest independent supplier of concrete products to the construction industry. Kilsaran Concrete Products is a private family owned company with quarrying and manufacturing operations across Ireland 's eastern seaboard.
Michael Walsh – Non–Executive Director
Michael was appointed Group Finance Director of NTR plc in February 2003. Prior to joining NTR plc Michael was Group Finance Director of Musgrave Group plc for ten years. A chartered accountant, Michael previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin and London and held a number of senior financial management positions. |
