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[ 1 ] Ciaran Rafferty has joined Danske Bank as Corporate Acquisition Manager . Ciaran is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years ’ experience . After training in practice he worked in an investment bank in Asia for 5 years , before returning to Northern Ireland . He has spent the last 15 years in Corporate Finance , Restructuring and Private Equity .
[ 2 ] Danske Bank has announced the appointment of a new economist . Conor Lambe joins the local bank from PwC in London , where he also worked as an economist . The 27year old , originally from the village of Carrowdore in County Down , is a past pupil of Regent House School in Newtownards . He holds a firstclass honours degree in Economics from the University of St Andrews in Scotland .
[ 3 ] John Mangan has been appointed by Ward Solutions as their Enterprise Account Manager . Ward Solutions is Ireland ’ s leading information security provider , and John will play a crucial role in continuing to grow Ward ’ s business . Prior to his appointment as Enterprise Account Manager , John was Business Manager for Irish technology company TEKenable , and before that he held the title of Business Development Manager for Information Security firm Espion . As such , he brings a wealth of experience to his new role .
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[ 4 ] Jonathan Gallagher has been appointed Director of Marketing at the five star Lough Erne Resort in Fermanagh . Ulster University graduate Jonathan has a Masters with distinction in Marketing and Entrepreneurship , is CoFounder HenorStag . com and previously held the role of Marketing Manager at Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel .
[ 5 ] Devenish , a leading agrifood technology business , has appointed Alan Gibson as Chief Commercial Officer . Alan brings with him 29 years of experience with leading European food company , Moy Park , where he most recently held the position of UK and Ireland Director . In his new position with Devenish , Alan will be responsible for leading the next phase of the business ' growth through building strategic partnerships with key consumer focused customers .
[ 6 ] Rebecca Russell has been appointed as Media Executive at ASG & Partners . Rebecca is a recent graduate of Ulster University ’ s Communication , Advertising and Marketing degree course . She joins ASG & Partners with over a year ’ s experience in the Marketing Communications industry , specifically within the IT sector .
Rebecca will be responsible for working alongside the Media Department to develop , deliver and manage client media activity .
[ 7 ] Ashleigh Allen has been appointed Group Financial Controller at ASG & Partners . Ashleigh joined the company in 2006 as Purchase Ledger Administrator and since then , has completed her CIMA ( Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ) qualification , which she achieved in June . Ashleigh ’ s role sees her preparing monthly management accounts for the Board of Directors , and overseeing the completion of annual statutory accounts . She also looks after all Client Services and PR billing , payroll , VAT returns and ad hoc financial analysis .
[ 8 ] Darrach Teague has been appointed to head up the Recruitment Team of Cpl NI taking on the role of Head of Operations . He has 14 years ’ experience with extensive knowledge across the Accountancy & Finance sector . Darrach holds key relationships with many of the top 100 companies in Northern Ireland and has been responsible for leading the Accountancy &
Finance team in Cpl NI . Darrach will oversee the day to day activities in NI in addition to placing Senior Finance professionals into a range of roles with clients across all industry sectors , including large employers and locallybased SMEs throughout Northern Ireland .
[ 9 ] Jen Higgins has been appointed as PR Executive with Wilsons Auctions . Following recent business growth due to a number of government tender wins , Jen has been appointed PR Executive to provide her expert knowledge in the management of Public Relations across all of Wilsons Auctions branches in the UK and Ireland .
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