Introduction and Background
Gerry offers business development, finance, training and communication skills and capability to a range of businesses. He has a detailed knowledge of the Irish and international financial services and software sectors; the Irish education system and the Irish charity sector.
Gerry initially qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the Financial Services sector. Moving to financial software, Gerry developed a consulting unit for one of Ireland’s largest software entities. He subsequently set up and grew a banking software company – selling within Europe and into EMEA. After a successful sale to a US multinational, Gerry was retained as Managing Director of its Irish subsidiary and Sales Director for EMEA and India.
Recent activities include:
- Executive recruitment and coaching – as a Senior Manager in the Executive Resourcing Division of PWC.
- Business development in the charity sector – as Head of Fundraising for LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice.
Examples of assignments include:
- Financial management support to a large household gift Wholesaler and Distributor.
- Development and implementation of a sales and marketing strategy for a HR Consulting firm.
- Career Coach to IBEC’s Financial Services Ireland program.
- Outplacement service provider to major Irish financial entity.
- Executive coach to Senior Executives within an international financial services IT consultancy.
Summary of Key Strengths
- Excellent relationship builder
- Passionate re personal development issues
- Solution focused
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills
Academic Qualifications
- Executive/Business Coach – LBCAI, Dublin
- H. Dip. in Education – Trinity College/Froebel College
- FCA – Institute of Chartered Accountants.
- B. Commerce – University College, Dublin