Expert pool to work for free - Business chiefs make Government an offer it can't refuse
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FORMER INTEL chief executive Craig Barrett has joined the list of international executives offering to sit on Irish State boards free of charge. Mr Barrett was at the helm of Intel when it first invested in Ireland in 1989, employing thousands in one of the world’s best-known technology companies.
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THE HEAD of the Irish Technology Leadership Group in California has urged the Government to move quickly to secure the services of top business executives who have offered to serve on state boards without payment. John Hartnett, founder of the ITLG, this week revealed the latest list of recruits who want to offer their services for the initiative, which was announced at last year’s Global Irish Economic Forum in Dublin Castle. The list includes executives from some of the world’s leading companies.
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“We expect the group to cover many sectors of the economy with particular focus on information technology, life sciences, innovation and entrepreneurship,” said John Hartnett, the group’s founder.
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| Name | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Allen | Director | Cowen and Company |
| Kevin Barrett | CIO | Elan |
| Craig Barrett | Retired CEO/Chairman of the Board | Intel Corporation |
| Chris Buddin | Vice President - Global Clean Technology and Renewables | Goldman Sachs |
| Conrad Burke | Founder | Innovalight and Dupont |
| James Carroll | Senior Vice President of the Global Product Development Group | Yahoo! |
| Liam Casey | Founder and CEO | PCH International |
| John Daly | Co-head of the Industrial and Natural Resources Financing Group sector and head of the INR sector in Equity Capital Markets | Goldman Sachs |
| Bill Daly | Former SVP | Warner Bros |
| Brian Desmond | Vice president of Marketing | Guidewire |
| Dennis Donohue | Mayor | Salinas, CA |
| Una Fox | Vice President of Technology | Disney |
| Kieran Hannon | Vice President | UBM canon |
| John Hartnett | Founder & President | ITLG |
| Gareth Keane | Investment Manager | Qualcomm |
| Martin Kelly | Vice President of Worldwide Information technology | Citrix |
| Tom Kelly | MD | The Blackstone Group |
| Tom McEnery | Former Mayor San Jose, Author and Investor | San Pedro Sq. Properties |
| Rory McInerney | Vice President | Intel |
| Kieran McLoughlin | President & CEO | The Worldwide Ireland Funds |
| Peter Milner | EVP Corp Dev and Co Founder | Optivia Biotechnology |
| Richard Moran | Partner | Irish Technology Capital |
| Barry O'Sullivan | SVP | Cisco |
| Paul Rellis | Managing Director | Microsoft Ireland |
| John Ryan | Founder | Macrovision (Now Rovi Corporation) |
| O'Donoghue Sean | Chief Information Officer | DreamWorks Animation |
| John Stanton | General Partner | Irish Technology Capital |
| Harry Sweeney | Founder | Paca Paca Horse Ranch |
| Jacinta Tobin | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development | Cloudmark Inc |
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