Gary is currently the Global Category Director for IT and Telecoms at Eaton Corporation working out of its World HQ International Purchasing Organisation (IPO). He was previously Group Procurement and Distribution Director at Digicel, the largest mobile telecom operator in the Caribbean and a former Head of Procurement and Supply Chain at Telefonica O2 in Dublin, Ireland. He is also a former Country Head of Procurement (Ireland) and VP at CITI and has also been Head of Procurement at eircom, the largest telecom operator in Ireland. He started his career at Motorola where he held a number of roles across finance, operations and supply chain and has nearly 25 years of international experience working in manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services and power management in senior procurement, category management and supply chain roles.
He has served on the Tech, Media and Telecom Council for the Gerson Lehrman Group since 2010 and has previously held Non-Executive Director roles at Sourcedogg a cloud computing and software development company and Shrewsbury Partners LLC a New York based international mobile telecoms consultancy.
He is a holder of a Business Management degree and a post graduate Masters in Strategic Procurement (MBS) from Dublin City University (DCU). Gary is a Member of the Irish Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management (MIIPMM), a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) and the Institute of Supply Management (ISM).
Gary was first elected to the Governing Council and Board of Directors of the IPPMM in November 2010 and to the officer role of Treasurer in September 2012.
He was elected to the role of President of the IIPMM in December 2015.
Oliver Dempsey F.I.I.P.M.M., is a member of the IIPMM since 1984 and a member of Council since 2002. He worked for Waterford Wedgwood for 32 years in various management roles in Production Planning and Control, in Purchasing and in Materials Management.
He has been Chairman of the Syllabus Review Board which developed the new Syllabus and author of a number of the Institute Study Texts. He holds a BA in Management, an MBA in Strategic Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
He has lectured for the IT Carlow in Purchasing and Materials Management, the National College of Ireland in various management areas and currently at Waterford Institute of Technology in Strategic Management on their ACCS BBS Course and on the IIPMM Certificate, Diploma and Graduateship courses.
Mark Kedney is a procurement and management professional with 25 years experience and expertise in public and private industry across manufacturing, telecommunications, and health and food sciences. He is currently Procurement Manager for Bord Bia with overall procurement responsibility for the Irish and 10 overseas offices. Mark is an IIPMM and Business Management Graduate and a member of the IIPMM Committee for the Development of Education and Training.
Dr. David McKevitt is currently a Research Fellow in Procurement at DCU Business School and lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London and University College Cork (UCC). He has delivered modules overseas including Singapore (APMI), Hong Kong (APMI), and Beijing (BUPT). David has published in the Journal of Public Procurement, the International Journal of Public Sector Management and the International Small Business Journal. Prior to his academic career, David worked for many well-known firms within the pharmaceuticals and telecommunications industries.
Seán O'Dwyer MIIPPM has over 20 years’ experience working in procurement and materials management.
Seán is the Procurement Category Manager for IT&T and Security at daa. He holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree and a Masters in Strategic Procurement from Dublin City University. He is president of the IIPMM.
Colm is MSc. qualified in Supply Chain and Procurement Managementwith over 20 years’ experience in world class global technology and telecommunications companies such as 3Com; Telefonica O2; Digicel and Interoute. He has vast experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Distribution Operations, inventory reduction and 3rd Party Warehousing, Freight and Logistics Management and Supplier Performance Management processes. He is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and is currently Senior Manager, European Supply Chain and Delivery Operations at Interoute.
Michael Swan, M.I.I.P.M.M., has over twelve years experience in the hospitality industry including, two years as executive chef to a group of eight hotels, five years consulting to the hospitality industry and teaching professional cookery at Institute of Technology level.
He has worked full-time in the public sector for the last five years in procurement at Failte Ireland in both operational and tactical roles.
He holds a degree in culinary arts, a diploma in life and business coaching and the IIPMM honours degree in Procurement and Supply Management.