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[ 1 ] Saville Audio Visual , has announced the appointment of Gareth Gray as National Sales Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland . With a primary focus on the corporate sector , Gareth and his team will be focussing on developing strategic business relationships with clients and partners throughout the territories , delivering innovative solutions across a wide and varied portfolio that also includes education , health , retail and the public sectors .
[ 2 ] Michelle Linden has been appointed Director , Specsavers Newry . She will be responsible for helping to grow the business and developing staff to keep up to date with customers ’ needs in the changing optics industry .
[ 3 ] Matt McKinstry has joined CloudMigrator36 , a cloud migration and management company which provides simple , secure and costeffective Microsoftbased migration for companies of all sizes . Matt has over 15 years ’ experience in software development and has been appointed as a Senior Developer . Previously he worked in various engineer and architect roles across a wide range of sectors including insurance , health , local and central government , enterprise content management and data migration .
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[ 4 ] Jenny Moore has been appointed as Associate , Employment & Corporate Immigration with A & L Goodbody . She will advise and support public and private sector clients on all aspects of employment law and corporate immigration . Jenny specialises in employment law , having qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland with distinction in 2013 . She has experience of advising both private and public sector clients on all elements of employment law , both contentious and noncontentious . Jenny has advised clients on major change programmes , regularly defends Tribunal proceedings and advises on employment law aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions .
[ 5 ] Ciaran O ' Shiel has been appointed as Associate , Litigation & Dispute Resolution ; IP & Technology with A & L Goodbody . His role is to advise clients on contentious aspects of intellectual property , information technology , data protection and media law . Ciaran specialises in litigation and dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on intellectual property and information law . He has advised clients on a wide range of commercial disputes including patent , trade mark and copyright infringement cases and has acted on some of the highest profile technology
disputes to come before the Northern Irish Courts . More recently , Ciaran has been acting for one of the leading national newspapers in defending several High Court defamation and privacy claims .
[ 6 ] Steve Tweed has been appointed Head of Mediation and Consultancy Services , Ampersand NI . Steve opens Ampersand ’ s Belfast office as head of mediation and consultancy services with over 25 years experience across the UK & Ireland in industrial relations and employee relations . Having previously worked as Director of IR at the Irish Medical Organisation in Dublin , Steve has extensive experience across the private , public and not for profit sectors .
[ 7 ] Institute of Directors Northern Ireland has appointed Kirsty McManus as National Director to shape the leading business organisation ’ s future as it works to strengthen its relationship with businesses , politicians , local government and the public sector . Formerly Head of Business Development at the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Kirsty joins the body following a successful career
during which she has held senior positions at the Ulster University , CBI and Vistage .
[ 8 ] The Roe Park Resort , Limavady has appointed Michael Marshall as its new General Manager . Originally from South Africa , Michael brings international expertise to the role with more than 25 years ’ experience in the hotel industry in the UK and South Africa . He joins the Roe Park Resort from his previous position as General Manager at Hilton Aberdeen Treetops in Scotland , where he increased room revenue and successfully managed the business during the economic downturn in Aberdeen .
[ 9 ] Colin Mullan has been appointed Managing Director at Find Insurance NI . Colin has been with Find Insurance NI for over 7 years and will continue to provide strategic direction in driving the company forward and identifying new market opportunities . Colin recently played a fundamental role in launching Drone Insurance for the Northern Ireland & UK marketplace , becoming the first Broker in Northern Ireland to do so .
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