ALLERGY STANDARDS LIMITED - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Key Team
• Project Officer

Alannah joined ASL in February 2022. In her role as Project Officer, she is responsible for providing project support for the product testing process, guiding the clients through the journey and coordinating the work with partner labs. Alannah has extensive project and contract coordination experience, most recently supporting British Columbia's Healthcare incentive funding and evaluation projects based in Vancouver, Canada. She has worked in a variety of industries (Finance, FMCG, Motor, Tech, Arts & Culture and Healthcare) and prides herself on her organisational and interpersonal skills. Having graduated from NUI Maynooth with a First Class Honours in her BA of History and Ancient Classical Studies, Alannah also has a keen analytical ability. In her spare time, Alannah likes to hike, paint, take photos and bake. She is also a keen traveller, having lived both in Canada and New Zealand.

Job Titles:

• Business Development Manager
• Member of the Key Team
• in 2022 As International Business Development Manager

Chirag joined Allergy Standards in 2022 as International Business Development Manager. This role requires Chirag to work closely with our c-level executive team to drive sales across existing customers, while also introducing new customers from an array of diverse markets to our various programs. Chirag is a forward thinking, highly driven Marketing & Sales leader with enriching 13+ years' experience in Business Development, Brand Management, Sales, Strategy, and Customer Relationship Management. Supplemented with an experience in supply chain management and logistics with specific accomplishments across several business sectors. Brand building experience is the hallmark of his strategic business understanding. He have effectively led the organisation with consistent bottom line achievement. He believes in ethical team building with high target orientation, and creation of strategic excellence within the team. Chirag gained his double post-graduation in Marketing- Business Administration and IRP (Patent Laws) after pursuing his graduation in Biotechnology. He then embarked on his corporate journey mainly within the pharmaceutical & biotech and service industry. He like playing lawn tennis and doing adventurous activities (Scuba diving, Para Gliding, etc). He is a keen traveller. He has lived and worked in India, United Kingdom and now in Republic of Ireland. Chirag brings a fresh perspective on how to win business in new growth markets, while delighting our customers through world class customer interaction & service.

Job Titles:

• Chief Innovation Officer
• Member of the Executive Team
• Ingo Weinhold

Job Titles:

• Member of the Finance Team
• Senior Finance Business Partner

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• Dentist
• Medical & Lifestyle Author

Anna is mum of three children. Her eldest daughter has allergies and she suffers from allergies and asthma herself. She is a qualified doctor who worked in both hospital medicine and as a General Practitioner for a number of years. Anna studied medicine in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland graduating with an honours degree in Medicine in 1997. Anna is also a qualified Dentist graduating with an honours degree and won the prize in oral medicine, oral surgery and oral pathology. She is an award winning author, most recently being runner up in the Baileys First Chapter Women's Prize for Fiction.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Executive Team

John is a medical entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Allergy Standards Ltd (ASL), an international standards and certification body, a company he founded while working as an Emergency Room Doctor. As the founder he has led the development of an international intellectual property portfolio of patents and trade mark applications and negotiated complex licensing agreements with multinationals such as P&G and 3M. Along the way he has secured significant equity investments as well as academic and industry grant awards. As a serial entrepreneur, John is involved in a number of successful healthcare related ventures. In addition to his entrepreneurial and business activities, John maintains an interest in university research and knowledge exchange practices. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, Entrepreneur in Residence in the Faculty of Health Sciences, guest lecturer at Trinity College Business School, and a member of the Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Committee, Trinity College Dublin. John qualified as a doctor from Trinity College Dublin, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and also holds his United States Medical Licensing exams. He maintains a keen interest in clinical medicine and has had several publications in medical journals. After medicine John graduated first in his class from the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) Business Incubator Programme, graduated with distinction from the DIT business school with a post graduate diploma in International Selling, and won the Docklands Innovation Park lead entrepreneur award. More recently John completed the Strategic Management of Regulatory & Enforcement Agencies Program, with Harvard Kennedy School, and the Creating Shared Value Program with Harvard Business School, in addition to post-graduate executive education programmes in innovation and medical entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Medical School, the Stanford d.school, Harvard Business School, and IESE Business School. John was recently selected to participate in the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Leadership for Growth Program. His company, ASL, completed the EI Innovation for Growth Program with the Irish Management Institute and MIT Sloan School of Management. In the same year ASL won the American Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award. John was awarded a US Congressional citation by Congressman Brendan Boyle for his collaboration with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHoP), culminating in successful enhancement of an asthma intervention and education project. John is on the Board of Industry Research and Development Group (IRDG), and a Member of the Innovator Circle, Social Innovation Fund Ireland, the Entrepreneurship Society Working Group of the Royal Dublin Society (RDS), the Institute of Directors, the Royal Academy of Medicine, and of the vibrant life sciences innovation network in Ireland collaborating with Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland. As an expert in healthcare entrepreneurship John works with health care entrepreneurs, professional managers, and business owners in life sciences, biotechnology, and medical device sectors to develop strategies to build profitable businesses, clarify their business models for scalable growth, and ultimately improve lives.

Job Titles:

• Medical Consultant

Dr O'Mahony graduated from the University College Cork's Medical School with a combined Bachelor of Science and Medical Degree in 1997. After a 1-year internship Dr O'Mahony was accepted to the Dublin Basic Surgical Training Program for a 2-year program that culminated in him being granted a Membership from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland (MRCSI) after a 3-part exam. Dr O'Mahony managed the launch of the Asthma and Allergy Friendly® Certification Program in North America in cooperation with the Asthma Society of Canada and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Dr O'Mahony stepped down as President of ASL in 2008 in order to start his family medicine residency program at the University of Western Ontario. He completed his residency program and passed his CCFP exams in 2010. Dr O'Mahony established his own family practice and has been working fulltime in North America since. He is an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, at the Western Schulich School of Medicine, London, Ontario and enjoys teaching medical students and residents from Western and other medical schools in Canada and Internationally. In addition to his office practice he also delivers babies; cares for his patients in hospital; works in the emergency department; performs minor operative procedures and joint injections in ambulatory care; conducts a newborn circumcision clinic; and is the medical director of Trillium Villa Nursing Home, Sarnia.

Job Titles:

• Chief Strategy Officer
• Member of the Executive Team
• John Ryan Chief Strategy Officer / Chief Strategy Officer

During his career, John has held various executive roles including Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Director, Director of Services and Strategy and his commercial skills include managing Sales and Marketing functions and driving new business development; the diversification of product and service offerings; the oversight of major contracts; working in a regulated industry; management of external regulatory body relationships and development of new markets. John has worked as a business advisor to both private sector and public sector clients in areas such as business development, strategy and governance. He has also acted as an advisor to internal and external investors (e.g. VC funds) in due diligence and business appraisal assignments. He has experience in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, S. Africa, Saudi Arabia and with both private (SME to multinational) and public sector clients. He is an experienced non-executive director and Chairman, both in the commercial and not for profit sectors. He was a non-executive director (NED) of the Irish business representative group, ISME, for over 10 years during which time he served as Vice-Chairman and Chairman and contributed to various pan European business committees. A Ministerial appointment to the Irish Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation's inaugural Small Business Forum (2011) he participated in the development of the Irish Government's first Action Plan for Jobs (published 2012) under the auspices of the Ethics in Public Service principles.

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• Scientific Article Author

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• Member of the Key Team
• Science Lead

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• Member of the Key Team
• Executive Assistant to CEO

Emma is responsible for supporting the efficient and effective management of day-to-day and strategic operations in the CEO's office and across the business. Working closely with the CEO and the wider Allergy Standards team, Emma's role includes process management, operational planning, and project management. Emma has over twelve years' experience in Executive Support, Senior Administration, and Event Management roles within corporate, academic, and not-for-profit sectors including Trinity Foundation, Trinity College Dublin; The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; NCB Stockbrokers Ltd; Deloitte & Touche, and Chill insurance Ltd. Emma is an accredited Psychotherapist and has combined her work in the corporate arena with her private Psychotherapy practice for a number of years. Emma graduated from National University of Ireland, Maynooth, with a BA (Hons) in Media Studies and English. Ongoing professional and personal development is a passion of Emma's, and since graduating Emma has been awarded a HDip (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy, an MA (Hons) in Psychotherapy, a Diploma in Event Management, and is a certified trainer in Training Delivery and Evaluation. Emma has enjoyed volunteer experience as a reviewer of children's books for an award winning children's literature platform and as a local community club leader in one of Ireland's leading youth organisations. Emma can be found hiking and walking at every opportunity, when she's not searching for her next great read amongst the bookshops and stalls of Dublin.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Key Team
• Project Manager

Job Titles:

• Member of the Key Team
• in 2021 As International Business Development Manager
• International Business Development Manager
• International Business Development Manager / International Business Development Manager

Ingo joined Allergy Standards in 2021 as International Business Development Manager. This role requires Ingo to work closely with our c-level executive team to drive sales across existing customers, while also introducing new customers from an array of diverse markets to our various programs. Ingo gained his BSc in Business Studies in 2008, before embarking on some global travel ahead of deciding what exactly he wanted from his career. Now, with over 10 years' experience working in account management & business development within the automotive & aerospace markets and coming with an in-depth understanding of both the electronics & materials science industries, Ingo brings a fresh perspective on how to win business in new growth markets, while delighting our customers through world class customer interaction & service

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Member of the Executive Team
• Jennifer Whelan Head of Operations / Chief Operating Officer

Jennifer has been with Allergy Standards Ltd since 2016. In her role as Chief Operating Officer she oversees the company's operations and procedures, and ensures the efficiency of our business operations. She leads the development and embedding of standard operating procedures, business practices, coordination structures, and monitoring systems, to ensure that our team is equipped to deliver long-term success. She has a management role in the joint ventures that run certification programs in the USA and in Canada, and in product testing and standard development. She leads on portfolio project management, to drive our work in the direction of our strategic objectives and ensure that our team is aligned around our strategic goals. Jennifer has a wide range of experience and skills in operations, project management, data analysis, policy development, team management, working in international and multi-cultural contexts, inter-personal and public communication, event management, human resource management, and service provision. She has academic qualifications in Psychology and French (BA, 2002), International Relations (MA, 2005), Statistics (Higher Diploma, 2016), and Strategic Project Management (Special Purpose Diploma, 2018). Jennifer was an Irish diplomat for 9 years, working for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade both at its headquarters in Dublin and on overseas postings to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Beijing, China. During that time, some of the projects she led on included: Project management of the design and construction of a new chancery (office) building in Ethiopia, under significant budgetary constraints and in a difficult operating environment. Chairing of the donor human rights working group in Ethiopia for over a year. Management of the Department's Reconciliation Fund, which awards up to 2.7 million each year in small grants to organisations delivering peace-building activities in Northern Ireland. Development of a three-year Reconciliation Fund Strategy for the Department of Foreign Affairs' peace-building funding in Ireland, which was subsequently implemented. Management of a trade mission to China by the Minister for Education and a senior delegation from 12 Higher Education Institutions. Opening of a new Irish Consulate General in Hong Kong. Jennifer speaks French, Chinese, Irish and German. She is a member of Ireland's panel of EU and OSCE election observers. And she shares her research on the Dublin locations featured in James Joyce's Ulysses on Twitter and Instagram - @dublininulysses.

Job Titles:

• Advisor
• Member of the Directors and Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Directors and Advisory Board
• Chartered Accountant With Price Waterhouse

"We are very pleased to announce that Peter is joining our Board", said Dr. John Mc Keon, Chief Executive Officer. "Peter is a pioneer in Irish and International business and the diversity of his experience will be a great contribution to ASL. We are looking forward to working together to achieve our ambitions at an accelerated pace." Peter Ledbetter is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse, Peter spent his immediate post qualification years working in their Management Consulting Services Unit in Dublin and London. In 1975, at its inception, Peter joined GPA group plc working closely with its founder, and also founder of Ryanair,, Tony Ryan as Vice President Finance and Executive Director until 1990. At GPA he was closely involved in the formation of the Company's evolving strategy and the execution of its policies. From 1991 to 2001 Peter was an Executive Director of Irish Life and Permanent plc as Head of Corporate Strategy. More recently he served as a non-Executive Director of a number of a public and private companies including the Irish Aviation Authority from 2008 - 2012.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Member of the Finance Team

In his role as CFO, Nick is responsible for managing the finance activities of the company as well as linking the company's strategic objectives with the financial goals of the business by ensuring a high performance culture. Providing leadership and direction to ASL as part of the Executive Team, maintaining stakeholder and investor relations, ensuring good corporate governance and risk management. Nick has over 13 years experience working in multinational professional services businesses in various Finance Leadership roles. The most recent of which was in the role of Regional Head of Financial Systems & Reporting as part of the Senior Leadership team for a large multinational. During his time in this role he was responsible for delivering multiple ERP System migrations for different entities within the group, the implementation of a Business Intelligence tool, Financial & Project Reporting as well as Business Process design and implementation. Nick has extensive experience in reporting, modelling and strategic analysis. Nick also served as a Trustee on the company Pension Board. Nick graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bachelor of Business Administration, following this he went on to complete his CIMA Professional qualification becoming an Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and receiving the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. He also completed multiple short courses, most recently a certificate in Advanced Project Management through PM Academy in 2019.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Key Team
• US Program PR & Marketing

Job Titles:

• Administrator
• Member of the Key Team
• Office Manager

Tracy joined Allergy Standards as office manager in 2008 and is responsible for the general day-to-day running of the office. Tracy has spent all of her career working in administration and sales in various business sectors. She became interested in the medical profession after working as an administrator for the BUPA Ireland Health@Work Team where she was responsible for medical reports, invoicing and coordination of all health screening projects.