Niall has joined G4S from Eircom Limited Dublin where he has been Director of Business Markets since 2002, with responsibility for strategy, sales, service, product direction and marketing for Eircom's SME customer base of 120,000 customers.  Prior to joining Eircom in 2000 Niall spent the previous decade in New Zealand working with Unisys New Zealand, BlueStar Office Automation (now Cogent) NZ and Telecom New Zealand. Niall initially qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, Dublin after completing his degree at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Niall is Honorary Treasurer and Council Member of Dublin Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Sales Institute and Institute of Directors in Ireland. Niall commented, “I am very excited to be joining G4S at a time when it is looking to expand the scope and the spread of its business in to providing more complex solutions to customers’ issues.  I believe the combination of its strong track record with a wide range of public sector and commercial customers, highly committed workforce and wide range of services will give the business an excellent opportunity to develop further over the next few years.”

David Taylor-Smith, CEO of G4S Secure Solutions UK and Ireland, commented: “Niall’s experience at growing business in Ireland and internationally will be invaluable in helping us to develop our Irish operations. I believe his drive and expertise will help us to develop our position as the leading provider of secure solutions in Ireland. I would also like to thank Eamonn Hudson for his immense service to G4S, its customers and its employees over the last 37 years.  His boundless drive, enthusiasm and consummate leadership has helped build the business into the market leading security services company in Ireland.  I hope and expect he will remain closely linked to the company following his retirement.”

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Posted by Tracy Loans 19 April 2010