INVEST WEXFORD - Key Persons


Angela Lawless

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Officer

Billy Byrne

Job Titles:
  • Tourism Development Officer

Blaithin Ennis

Job Titles:
  • Jewellery Designer and Businesswoman
On leaving Dublin to live and work in Co Wexford, "I'm less than an hour from the capital on the nearby road network. I find it very inspiring living in the country and I'm just better designing in quiet and calm. There are fabulous amenities here, like the beaches and even the local hotels. It's a really nice place to

Breege Cosgrave

Job Titles:
  • Senior Enterprise Development Officer

David Dempsey

Job Titles:
  • Country Leader & Senior Vice President Salesforce
  • Ireland Country Leader and Senior Vice President at Salesforce
David is Ireland Country Leader and Senior Vice President at Salesforce, and is based at the company's Irish headquarters in Dublin. Prior to establishing Salesforce EMEA, David held executive positions at Oracle, in both the UK and Ireland, including 9 years spent as Head of Ireland Consulting Services. David s a certified Member of the Institute of Directors and has both an MBA (2005) and DBA (2015) from Waterford Institute of Technology. He is a proud past pupil of Wexford CBS and a long-term member of Wexford Lions Club and served as Ireland District Governor for Lions Clubs International in 2008/2009.

Eamonn Sinnott

Job Titles:
  • General Manager, Intel Ireland Vice President, Technology & Manufacturing Group
  • Vice - President, Technology and Manufacturing Group at Intel Corporation
Eamonn is Vice-President, Technology and Manufacturing Group at Intel Corporation and General Manager of Intel in Ireland. Eamonn joined Intel in 1991 and has held a variety of management positions in Ireland in the USA. Eamonn received an MBA from University College Dublin in 2000 and a Bachelor of Science from Trinity College in 1986. He is a former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland and is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering. In 2015, Eamonn was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Dublin Institute of Technology.

Elizabeth Hore

Job Titles:
  • Director of Services for Economic Development

James O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director Microsoft International Operations
James a native of Kiltealy in County Wexford is Managing Director of Microsoft's Business Operations International, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. He has responsibility for leading teams based globally in America, EMEA and Asia. In this role James leads the 580-strong team who manages end-to-end operations for 85 markets, enabling the delivery of world-class Device & Service solutions to Microsoft's Customers and Partners. He also has global operations accountability for Microsoft's Enterprise Services and Dynamics Businesses.

John Barry

Job Titles:
  • Commodore
Commodore John Barry who is the ‘father of the American Navy' was born in the village of Tacumshane in south County Wexford.

Mark Redmond

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
  • Chief Executive of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
Mark is the Chief Executive of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. Prior to joining the Chamber, Mark was Chief Executive of the Irish Tax Institute and a Director with PwC. He is a member of the Board of the Clinton Institute, UCD and is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University.

Ryan Quigley

Job Titles:
  • Regional Vice President, Europe North Immunology & HCV Lead, Western Europe & Canada AbbVie
  • Vice President, Europe
Ryan is Vice President, Europe North | Immunology & HCV Lead, Western Europe & Canada for Abbvie, a company specialising in the creation of new medicines for chronic, serious health issues. Ryan is an Enniscorthy native with an inter-county hurling pedigree, a regular with his club the Rapparees, he featured in the sides that contested and lost county final in 1998 and 2001 and featured in the Wexford Senior team, first choice player with the county in 1999. Ryan was appointed Vice President, Europe North effective February 2017, and expanded his role to also include Immunology & HCV Lead, Western Europe and Canada, effective January 2018. Ryan is a Board Member of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, where innovative and interdisciplinary approaches are leading to scientific discoveries of biomedical importance. Ryan is graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin where he received a BSc in Environmental Health and a Master's in Business Administration.