Adrian Hayes

Commscope - Sales Director

Adrian has over 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications Industry with CommScope holding key roles in Manufacturing Operations, Product Management, Finance Management, Sales & Channel Management along with directing Sales Operations for the Enterprise and Service Provider Business for CommScope across EMEA. Adrian, as the Sales Director for Enterprise, Building and Networking Solutions, has responsibility for the Business across Ireland.

Adrian has a Business Management Degree from Maynooth College, along with a fellowship from the Accounting Technicians of Ireland after completing his ATI & CIMA Financial studies at Griffith College Dublin.

Eddie Kilbane

Dataplex - CEO

Eddie Kilbane is a seasoned Entrepreneur specialising in Data Centre Developments, having developed a number of facilities. Eddie has used his background in main stream construction to bring a different perspective to his and his partners investments, continuously achieving major signings with the largest Co-location companies in the world. Eddie has recently invested in Software, Research and Horticulture companies and supports them in their growth, using his extensive experience in multi disciplines.

Ciaran Forde

Eaton - Market Segment Leader

Ciaran is responsible for bringing together the various elements of the Eaton Data Centre strategy for Eaton EMEA. His background covers many roles and disciplines in the data centre and telecommunication field, from product, sales & marketing management.

Marie McGinley

Eversheds Sutherland - Head of IP, Technology & DP 

Marie is a Partner and Head of our Intellectual Property, Technology and Data protection Departments and practises in both contentious and commercial intellectual property and technology matters for a broad range of domestic and international clients. She is also a registered Irish Trade Mark Agent. Marie advises on commercial, regulatory and transactional matters.

Marie has particular experience in intellectual property/technology development, procurement and licensing deals, including managed services, systems integration, technology and business process outsourcing for both domestic and international clients.

Marie also has particular experience in advising on data protection law in the context of a wide range of data protection matters which are relevant to both domestic and international clients, including advising clients on the data protection and privacy aspects of direct marketing initiatives and activities, international data transfers in the context of service agreements and outsourcing, multijurisdictional audits and general data protection compliance.

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Seamus Dunne

Interxion - Managing Director Ireland 

Séamus joined Interxion in July 2019. Before joining Interxion Séamus held various roles during a successful career with Hewlett-Packard, where his last position was Vice President and General Manager with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise based in both Texas and Ireland. He led the data centre services business which served customers in 170 countries across diverse vertical’s such as financial services, Government , Digital Media etc. His business unit’s focus was supporting customers’ transitions from traditional IT infrastructure to hybrid cloud solutions.

Matt Porter

Keddington - Managing Director

Matt is a highly experienced engineer, with 28 years’ experience. A Consulting engineer, Matt joined Kedington in 1995 and became Managing Director in 2003.    Matt has a proven track record of growing and developing Kedington’s networking business across several markets and segments.  Matt completed a deal to bring Kedington into the ExcelRedstone Group, so now the 3 companies are one of the leading IT Infrastructure companies across Europe, ideally positioned to support their clients in Europe and beyond. Over a decade ago, Matt co-founded a charity in Kenya and he allocates a portion of his time to bringing water, health and education to thousands of children there. He is currently working on an initiative to help five thousand children regain their eye-sight.

Mark Flanagan

Kirby - Group Managing Director

As Group Managing Director, Mark Flanagan has overall responsibility for the performance of the company through the formulation and implementation of strategy and continuously building an effective executive management team. Mark has previously held positions in project and contracts management, as well as his most recent roles as Managing Director of the UK Business and Group Operations Director, where he was responsible for company operations across all business units and regions. Mark brings over 20 years of extensive industry experience to the Host in Ireland Executive Committee.

Paul Carthy

Mercury - Director Business Development

Paul Carthy is a high-energy, results-oriented and commercially-sharp Sales Manager with a proven track record and consummate ability to broaden contacts and networks and create real opportunities internationally. He is a strategic thinker and innovative manager specialising in new business development, market share and customer relationship management.

Marc Garner

Schneider Electric - VP ITD UK&I IT Division

Responsible for managing a national team targeting Schneider Electric's consultant customers and a second team targeting our Rail customer base. Managing 9 direct reports and responsible for ensuring we create a robust funnel of work which will mature into a realistic / feasible pipeline and orders. Initial responsibilities included putting the team together and developing our strategic sales plan. On a day to day basis roles include  spending approximately 40% of the day coaching and developing the team and 40% working with key accounts to ensure we exceed our customer expectations.

Gary O'Callaghan

Siemens Ireland - CEO 

Gary O’Callaghan has been CEO of Siemens in Ireland since 2015 and had been managing the Siemens energy portfolio since 2008. He previously held management roles in the power transmission and distribution business, and enterprise communications group. Gary represents an organisation that has a long-standing history with Ireland and indeed communications and energy for the island of Ireland. From the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable in 1874 (Ballinskellig bay to North America) to the largest global energy project in 1925 (Arnacrusha), Gary represents a company that can claim to be the earliest seed of the datacentre industry in Ireland and indeed Europe. Gary is a former director and board member of the Irish Wind Energy Association and has experience working with FIT Ltd; a not-for-profit organisation focused on building job-related training programmes for long-term disadvantaged and unemployed young people.
Gary’s understanding of the Energy and Infrastructure industries provides an excellent voice of experience to the HII executive team.

Darren Territ

Starline - Regional Sales Manager

Darren Territt has more than 16 years of Electrical and Power Distribution experience, working for Siemens as a Product Manager of LV Products and then with ABB as a Key Account Manager and over the last 3.5 years working with a market leader in the manufacturing of electrical switchgear as a Business and Marketing manager with Davenham Switchgear. During this time, he acquired project based knowledge working on Datacenter projects across all aspects, from sales to marketing and project management and installation. Recently acquired by Starline to build the business as a regional sales manager for Ireland, Darren has also earned during this time at night, a Business Dip with Dublin Business School and recently completed a three-year Higher Cert in Electronic Engineering in TU Dublin.

Jason Monks 

Structuretone - Director Mission Critical 

Jason Monks is Structure Tone’s Director Mission Critical. Jason leads the Mission Critical sector of the Irish business unit, focusing on Ireland and mainland Europe.
He joined Structure Tone in 2007 after 10 years in the main contracting sector and has developed our mission critical and data centre business into one our core sectors. Jason develops and maintains our key account relationships within the industry. Over the years Jason has lead the Mission Critical Team through challenging engineering projects. Jason earned his Bsc Degree in Construction Management from the University of Glamorgan. Jason is an active participant in some of our key corporate strategies including s=Saftey360, PDP / Mentoring and industry affiliations such as Host In Ireland.

David Phelan

Suir Engineering - Business Development Director 

A versatile and experienced business developer and project manager with a proven track record in the design, construction and project management businesses. Key areas of expertise include business development, international market development, tender and bid preparation, commercial negotiation, construction project management and interim management. Extensive knowledge and experience in the construction industry. Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to fairness, honesty and respect.