Boggan - COO/Managing Director - Ireland - iCEO #53570

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Boggan's Profile

iCEO #53570

Position: COO/Managing Director

Nationality: Ireland

Experience

Operations director with 20 years experience managing all aspects of Operations, Finance and Sales departments across a variety of industries including Freight Forwarding (3PL), Software, Ecommerce and Travel in EMEA and Int’l markets.

Major Achievements

• Operations director managing 120 staff across 5 locations with 6 direct reports • Restructured business and saved approx €’000 K annually by outsourcing national logistics to 3rd parties • Successfully led IT and operations departments to implement and upgrade new MIS system connecting regional offices into HQ reducing financial reporting time by 1 week a month • Managed multimillion bespoke Software development project through complete life cycle from inception to roll out including requirements, design, modelling, software implementation, testing and release • Established Software company as market leaders within 2 years, gaining 25% of market share and led expansion to UK market

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Software

Freight and logistics

Leisure Industry

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO/COO

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Based in london with international travel

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment:150-350K USD

Countries Covered

Ireland

Liberia

UK

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Expert)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Professional)