A graduate of NUI Galway (B.Comm) and Smurfit Business School UCD (DPA) and now based in Dublin after years in Silicon Valley and London, holding both EU and US passports.
Ronan is a highly motivated and seasoned professional recognized as a top performing strategist with a proven history of business development success in domestic and global sales, marketing, and channel management. Skilled at new market identification and strategic positioning that increases and grows the bottom line. Extensive experience in spearheading global, large-scale projects and programs in diverse environments where keen business, commercial, financial, technology acumen plus people skills including negotiation are keys to success. Develops high performance teams and pioneers operational practices and delivers solutions for complex business challenges that exceed expectations. Dynamic analytical communicator with strong team collaboration skills effectively disseminates transactional, operational, financial, sales, HR practices and project principles across all levels of personnel to drive change and excellence. Facilitates as strong trusted advisor to clients, stakeholders and peers to drive consensus across transactions and operations.
Areas of Emphasis
• Strategic Business & Sales Planning
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Due Diligence & Deal Structuring
• P&L Performance Optimization
• International Business & Trade
• Consultancy & Solution Sales
• Program / Project Management
• Forecasting & Competitive Analysis
• Strategic Negotiations
• Market Planning & Positioning
• Corporate Finance & Brokering
• Research & Product Development
• Change Development & Direction
• Leading High Performance Teams
• Stakeholder Communications
Speciality Areas include
• Property: Commercial (hotels, PBSA, office, logistics) Residential (Social Housing, PRS)
• Energy: Mostly Renewable (wind and solar) plus experience in other areas such as retail distribution and oil & gas
• Business to Business: M&A, strategy, sales, product/solution pivot, management consulting
• Technology and Telecoms
• Aircraft (commercial)
• Financial Instruments
• Clean Technology
• Fine Arts (high end - early 20th century & post WWII)
