declanka

Declan is a very experienced leader in the technology sector, with over 33 years’ experience in both the multinational sector and also successful entrepreneurial start up organisations. Declan returned to the entrepreneurial world in April 2011 and provides services and advice through his company Strategic Business & IT Services, as well as working with a small number of Start up’s he has an interest in, these include TradersNow (Financial Trading Algorithms and signals), Digiprove (Digital content security and verification), Intelligentorg.com (Organisation Development).

Between April 2008 & April 2011 he was CEO of Sogeti Ireland (Cap Gemini) following the successful sale of Insight Test Services in 2008. Insight was a specialist software QA & Test services provider founded by Declan and his 3 colleagues in 2003, which operated in Ireland and the UK and had a track record of profitable growth from its foundation.

Prior to this Declan was CEO of Accuris (Telco Software), Practice Director (Fujitsu consulting), Business unit director (DMR) and a range of senior management positions in Amdahl (FJ, DMR & Amdahl same org). Declan was Engineering Manager in Triotech (Semiconductor testing), and Test Engineering Manager in Computer Automation where he started his career as a hardware test engineer.

Declan has in the past been involved with several start-ups as an Enterprise Ireland mentor and business partner and also as a non-exec director. He also has current modest arm’s length investments in Telco, Software, Green tech. and Medical Device and Financial services organisations. Declan’s career and business interest areas are primarily technology centric he enjoys working with business leaders who are driving new business ventures and strategic change.

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