Eoin Murphy

Experience

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  ICI

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Technical Engineer
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  Du Pont

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Technical Manager
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  Pedigree Masterfoods

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Operations Manager
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  Mars

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  HR Manager

  Various HR positions including operational HR, graduate recruitment, employee engagement and organisation development.

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  Boots

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  HR Director

  Responsible for extensive restructuring across a number of the Boots manufacturing and property businesses. Lead negotiator for annual union pay negotiations.

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  Xerox

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  HR Director

  Responsible for all aspects of HR Strategy including executive resourcing, organisation development, learning and development and renumeration across 30 countries with over 5000 employees. During my three years with the executive team we grew the business from $400M to $1.0BN and increased revenue from break even to $120M.

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  Rolls-Royce

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  HR Advisor

  Leading a change project to Globalise the RR Supply Chain

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  Féile Shanghai - the Shanghai Ireland Festival

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2015

  Director

  Developing and promoting the largest festival of Irish Culture in China. Working with The Irish Consulate Shanghai, Irish State Agencies, The Irish Chamber, social and sporting groups and a voluntary committee who, over the past 5 years have grown this festival to a week long event promoting Ireland as a place to visit, to learn and to do business. The festival showcases the best of Irish Culture and aims to enhance and develop the strong relationship between Ireland and China.

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  Le Chéile

  May 2008 - Sept 2010

  President and Founder Member

  Le Chéile Shanghai is the organisation that supports the Irish Community in Shanghai. Established in 2008 it is a very active and energetic community that organises and promotes family, social and cultural event. Our biggest event of the year is the Shanghai St. Patrick's Parade which has grown to an event involving nearly 1000 participants and several thousand spectators.

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  Vardis

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2018

  Partner

  Vardis is an international consultancy whose clients including leading private equity investors and select corporates worldwide. The firm has offices in London, Frankfurt, Boston, Zurich and Singapore and specializes in senior level executive search (generally CEO, Non-Executive Director and Main Board appointments) across a range of industries; Industrial, Consumer, Technology and Tech-Enabled Services, Business Services, Financial Services and Healthcare. The firm leverages this experience to provide its Private Equity clients with a unique, pre-transaction offering supporting their due diligence, deal-flow and investment activities. These services are provided on either a retained or an at-risk basis appropriate to the engagement.SpecialtiesExecutive Search for Private Equity Investors Worlwide, Executive Search for Select International Corporates, Pre-Transaction Due Diligence Support for Private Equity Investors, Industrial, Consumer, Technology, Business Services, Healthcare Show less

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  Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Member of Advisory Council

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Chair of Advisory Council

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2023
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  St Fin Barre's Quarter Development Group

  Sept 2020 - now

  Chairperson

  Working together to re-imagine the development of the environment to benefit all those who live, learn, work, commute and visit the historic heart of the city - the place where Cork began.

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  Green Party of Ireland / Comhaontas Glas

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2025

  Chair of the Cork Greens

  Instrumental in enabling the election of the first black person to Cork City Council, Honore Kamegni, who was also elected to the position of Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork.

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  St Fin Barre's Cathedral

  May 2023 - now

  Operations Manager

  Operations Manager for one of the most significant landmark heritage buildings in Cork City.

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  Dance Cork Firkin Crane

  Oct 2024 - now

  Member Board of Directors