Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

Gary Murray has been appointed as category director with builder’s merchant Chadwicks Group. He brings 18 years of experience in commercial buying and construction roles across Ireland, UK, Germany and US, with a proven track record in global procurement, notably in construction and FMCG retail. He worked in his family’s home-building business. He also held roles with Lidl, rising to property and construction director and then category and sourcing manager across 30 countries. He then held procurement roles with Ocado in the UK, Circle K in US, Canada, and Europe. He is a chartered surveyor and holds a degree in Business Management.

Brian Lee has been appointed as CEO/ Registrar of the Health Insurance Authority. He was previously head of operations for the HSE’s Covid-19 test and trace programme. He was also director of quality assurance and regulation with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; director of operations with Health Care Informed; national clinical care programme manager in the HSE, project manager and inspector with HIQA and United Drug. He has chaired Gheel Autism Services and sat on the CORU Council, the health and social care professionals regulator. He holds an MBA from TUD, a degree in Biochemistry, UCD, and professional diplomas.

Colin Maher, chief executive of Mars Capital, has been appointed to the board of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) for a two-year tenure. He has over 30 years’ experience in Irish financial services across a variety of banks, most notably holding senior positions at KBC Bank Ireland which included defining and supporting the implementation of the bank’s strategy during the Global Financial Crisis. As a chartered company director, he has experience across governance and assurance, commercial and financial strategy as well as target operating model design and build. In 2016, Colin helped build Arrow’s Irish loan servicing platform, Mars Capital.

Prof Marie Claire Van Hout has been appointed as vice-president of Research, Innovation and Impact with South East Technological University (SETU). She brings experience in global health research and knowledge transfer. She became a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at WIT in 2004; and senior lecturer in 2017. She became Professor of International Public Health Policy and Practice at Liverpool John Moore’s University in 2017. She holds adjunct professorships in Ireland, UK, Portugal, South Africa and USA. She has consulted for WHO, UN, Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Drugs as a substantive human rights and health policy expert.

Yvonne Brewer has been appointed as country manager for Ireland with auticon, the world’s largest autistic majority company and the leading social enterprise championing neurodiversity. She brings over two decades of experience leading diverse teams, delivering innovative solutions and driving business growth at industry giants like Vodafone, Digicel, Enterprise Ireland, Oracle and Capgemini. Her appointment comes after auticon recently announced the launch of its 15th global location in Dublin. Founded in Germany in 2011 by a father seeking better employment opportunities for his autistic son, auticon works with autistic consultants, neuroinclusion coaches and advisors. It now has offices in Europe, America and Australia.