Food & Beverage
hydroponic vertical farming
a distribution strategy that reduces carbon emissions, road miles, transportation costs, and distance from farm to market
Field of Expertise
Network Management
Expertise
A specialist investor, adviser and non executive director. Managing Director EEA Fund Management Ireland until January 2015: Equities, Environmental and Alternatives, including the sale of carbon credits to the Swiss and Irish Governments.Graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology in 1976 in Higher Construction Technology and was awarded Companion of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland (CompIEI) in 2000. Early career in construction project management, followed by an international business development role with the Irish Productivity Centre – produced Resource Efficiency an environmental guide book for SMEs in 1998. From 2010 to 2014 was a director of TEP Solar and TEP Renewable Holdings – subsidiaries of Trading Emissions Plc., and was until recently a director of the Carbon Assets Fund, Cayman. Was a board member of the UK Department of Trade and Industry Acorn Trust to adapt BSI Standard BS 8555 on environmental management systems for SMEs. Former Director of the European Commission’s Co-ordination Office on Benchmarking Europe's Industrial Competitiveness. High level of experience for boards seeking a non legal/financial expert on issues affecting sustainability and compliance, requirements that an authorised structure should meet in the interest of promoting strong and effective governance. From 15 years in IPC skilled in corporate governance, change management, remuneration policy, strategy development, leadership, and project management. In November 2015 I was appointed a Non Executive Director and investment funds adviser to the board of boutique North London developer FTD http://fitzpatrickteam.com This involves identifying new opportunities in the funds management and construction industry focusing primarily on investment in social housing.