Management Talent

Government commitment to excellence in science, engineering and business education, combined with the breadth of existing MNC operations, means there is a deep talent pool of highly qualified managers to draw upon:

• 40+ years of MNC investment in Ireland means there is unique cumulative experience of managing pan-EU/global projects for MNCs
• A generation of managerial talent has risen through the ranks of MNCs to take on pro-active managerial roles in high value manufacturing, global business services and RD&I across business sectors
• Industry-focused courses, available in world-class universities and institutes of technology throughout Ireland, ensure a continued supply of qualified graduates and availability of ongoing management training
• Ireland placed first of ten European countries in a 2010 IMD ranking of the percentage of the population with a third-level qualification
• There is a strong focus on business-related disciplines: over 60% of 2005 graduates qualified in business, ICT, engineering or science

Source - IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2010

• "Dublin is a key centre for web analytics. The Dublin team has created tools with which our partners can analyse supply and demand in terms of searches and ads. A second initiative is an automated system that provides help to millions of customers. The third thing that is huge in Dublin is keeping Google up and running. If the lights were to go out in California, Dublin would maintain Google worldwide."

Nelson Mattos, vice-president of engineering for Google EMEA.

• "The talent pool in Dublin is world-class and recruiting local talent will help us better understand the needs of local users and the regional dynamics that, in turn, can give us better insight into what features matter most"

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Chief Operating Officer, in 10/08, on Facebook’s choice of Dublin as the location for a European headquarters

• "Competitive advantage today comes both from being able to attract the best skills and talents, wherever they are in the world, and the ability to integrate them globally to innovate for clients. There is a wealth of academic and research expertise in Ireland and our goal is to harness that talent and link it to our capabilities around the world to best meet the needs of our clients."

Dr. John Kelly III, Senior Vice President, and Director of IBM Research, at the announcement of IBM’s exascale stream computing research ‘collaboratory’ in Dublin, the company’s third RD&I investment in Ireland during 2008

• "The size and scale of our investment in the Ennis facility is a direct reflection of the calibre and talent of our existing workforce coupled with our faith in the exceptional standard of the high quality recruits available within this region"

James J. Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Microsemi Corporation, announcing in 12/08 the expansion of the ICT company’s Irish facility