The Business & Finance CIO 100 Index 2021, in association with Equinix, recognises the top 100 Chief Information Officers working across some of the most innovative companies in Ireland today.
The list was launched today at the CIO 100 Index 2021 webinar, where Maurice Mortell, Managing Director of Equinix, spoke about the importance of the CIO 100 Index and moderated an interactive discussion on the theme, ‘Digital Leaders – Driving Transformation’.
Joining the discussion were some of Ireland’s leading IT professionals, including: Ashling Cunningham, CIO, Ervia, Dermot Hennessy, Director of Infrastructure, Flutter Entertainment and Louise O’Conor, Founding Partner, Beta Digital.
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Jacky Fox, Managing Director Accenture Security Ireland and Global Chief Technology Officer Accenture Security,
Accenture
Jacky Fox leads Accenture’s security practice in Ireland and also serves on the global Accenture security leadership team as CTO. She has 20+ years’ experience in technology and cyber security consulting. Fox holds an MSc in Digital investigations and Forensic computing, a GCFA and a GICSP. She has worked across multiple industry sectors including public sector and financial services. Fox specialises in treating cyber risk and has had the experience of investigating many national and international breaches. She is also Vice-chair on the board of CyberIreland and is an adjunct lecturer for UCD on their MSc in forensics and security. She is a frequent public speaker, contributing to the World Economic Forum, Interpol and the UN. In 2018, she was awarded ‘Security Champion of the Year’ in Ireland for her contribution to the Irish security industry and her mentorship and encouragement of women in security.
Colm Gartlan, IT Director,
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd
Helene Graham, Chief Information Officer,
Dunnes Stores
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Tom Grealis, Technology Director,
Bord Gáis Energy
Barry Guiney, Partner & Head of Technology Practice,
Odgers Berndston
James Hallam, Head of IT,
CityJet
James Hallam is the current Head of IT at CityJet and has full responsibility for Cityjet’s IT Department; developing and implementing a coherent strategy across their technology portfolio to serve the evolving needs of the company; developing team skills and competencies for evolving roles; budget oversight. Hallam is adept at adapting to changing business requirements by implementing, improving and optimising existing services and identifying products to fulfil new and existing business requirements. His is particularly adept at identifying where technology sits best within an organisation to deliver greater efficiency and cost savings.
John Hampson, Chief Information Officer,
Ardagh Group
John Hampson joined Ardagh Group as Chief Information Officer in 2009. Ardagh Group is a global supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging and operates 57 production facilities in 12 countries, employing 16,000+ people with sales of approximately $7bn. Prior to joining Ardagh, Hampson held a number of senior IT management positions in the financial services sector in Ireland, including roles as Chief Technical Architect in a major Irish bank and as Chief Technical Officer of Altamedius, a mobile payments start-up company. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree in Electronic Systems from the University of Ulster and is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society.
Deborah Harrington, Group IT Director,
Dairygold Co-operative Society Ltd
Dermot Hennessy, Director of Infrastructure,
Flutter Entertainment Plc
Adam Hoffman, IT Infrastructure Manager,
Mercury Engineering
Adam Hoffman is the IT Infrastructure Manager for Mercury Engineering. Previous positions for the company include IT systems analyst, IT systems administrator, and IT help-desk administrator. He previously worked as a Technical consultant at TerraAlto Ltd. He is a AWS Certified Cloud Architect, as he is able to provide flexible, functional and cost effective off-premise IT infrastructure. He holds a B.Sc. in management and industrial engineering from University of Bielsko-Biala. Hoffman is also a PRINCE2 registered practitioner. His skills include Microsoft exchange, windows server, and active directory.
John Hurley, Chief Technology Officer,
Ryanair
Jonathan Hyland, Chief Technology Officer,
Workhuman
Prior to Workhuman, he held IT management and consulting roles in technology companies such as Versatel (Netherlands) and Esat Telecom. Hyland holds a Master’s and First Class B.Sc(Eng) degree in Electronic Engineering from Trinity College Dublin.
He is very active in technology thought leadership in Ireland and is a former Chair of Technology Ireland and an active member of IBEC’s National Council.
Tim Hynes, Chief Innovation Officer,
Allied Irish Bank
Tim has enjoyed a multifaceted 35 year career in Regional and Global leadership positions in blue-chip multinationals and has led large teams spread over more than 40 countries. His corporate roles have included Global lead for Microsoft’s Site Infrastructure, Head of IT (EMEA) for Microsoft, and now Group CIO for Allied Irish Bank.
During his career, Tim has led teams located in all parts of the world, including emerging markets in India, Brazil, and China and on the African continent. He has leadership experience in creating strategies and inspiring people of different cultures and backgrounds to work together to deliver successfully.
Adrian Jordan, IT Operations Manager/Infrastructure Architect,
Matheson
Adrian Jordan is the IT Operations Manager / Infrastructure Architect at Matheson. He has over 15 years’ experience in IT Infrastructure Operations, Technology Infrastructure Projects and Security Projects and more than 20 years working in professional services firms. He has excellent knowledge and a deep understanding of technology infrastructure architecture, specifically in the area of virtualisation, storage, networking, security, email systems, database systems, server / client operating systems and mobile devices, both on premises and in cloud environments. Jordan’s IT Infrastructure and Operations duties include ensuring the stability and resilience of IT Infrastructure (networks, storage, server, virtualisation and security systems). He also ensures that relevant IT policies and procedures are in place, and over time become part of day-to-day operations for the IT Department.
Mark Jordan, Chief Technologist,
Skillnet Ireland
Mark Jordan is the Chief Technologist at Skillnet Ireland. Having worked in the UK, US, Switzerland & Ireland, he is an experienced and innovative leader possessing expertise in business strategy, commercial partnerships, technology deployment, operational management, system transformation and regulatory compliance.
At Skillnet Ireland, Jordan is leading the skills investment and partner strategy. He is engaged with the European commission, higher education, government departments, business representative groups, enterprise agencies and both international and indigenous companies operating across all major business sectors – all with a focus on supporting the competitiveness of business in Ireland, and readying companies for future world of work.
Michelle Kearns, IT Leader,
Boots Ireland
Susan Kemp, IT Director,
A&L Goodbody
Brian Kennedy, Head of Digital & Innovation Services,
Expleo
He has a 1st class BA (Mgt) Hons in Business Management from the IMI and studied Electronic Engineering in Technological University Dublin. He also holds Digital Strategies, Executive Coaching and Agile certifications and is currently studying for a postgraduate diploma in Design Thinking and Innovation.
Shaymus Kennedy, Group Chief Information Officer and CEO Athora Ireland, Chief Transformation Officer,
Athora
Shaymus Kennedy is an accomplished senior executive leader with responsibility for creating and implementing Athora’s Information Technology strategy in alignment to business vision and goals. With the European-focused insurance and reinsurance group from its outset, he oversees the people, processes and technologies within the Athora IT organisation while being the primary interface with Athora’s strategic objectives and technology solutions. He has a proven record of delivering complex multinational transformation and migration programmes to time and budget. With a structured and concise style to maximise impact, he is an innovative and results orientated IT Executive skilled in delivering complex transformational change, innovation and optimisation on time and on budget across globally diverse and complex environments. Kennedy is goal -orientated and emphatic about the delivery of improved customer experience and service for Athora’s customers. He demonstrates a strong bias to collaboration and seeks to build strong and wide-ranging relationships of trust.
Brona Kernan, IT Director,
Zurich Ireland
Currently IT Director at Zurich Ireland, Brona was previously CIO at The Irish Times from 2009–2015. Prior to that she was IT Director for CPL. From 1994–2006, Brona was IT Director at Ryanair where she was incharge of building and developing the company’s essential computing and communications infrastructure as it took its first steps into online booking.
Keith Kiernan, Group Chief Information Officer,
Bank of Ireland
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Rashmi Kumar, SVP and Chief Information Officer,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Enda Kyne, Chief Technology & Operations Officer,
FBD Insurance
Stephen Lacey, VP of Information Systems,
Northern Trust
Stephen Lacey is Vice President of Information systems at Northern Trust. He is an experienced IT professional, working in the industry for 25 years and has wide exposure to a variety of technologies and programming languages. He has strong communication skills and a great work ethic and ownership. He is described as a great mentor who is humble. Lacey has a proven ability to deliver bespoke workflow categorisation applications. His skills include Microsoft SQL Server, software development and software project management.
John Lenihan, Chief Information Officer, Head of IT,
KPMG Ireland
Business & Finance CIO 100 (alphabetical by surname):
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