Standard Life has appointed Mr Paul Sweetman to its investment team as head of Irish equities. The team consists of 15 people who manage funds in excess of £1.8 billion. For the past three years, Mr Sweetman has managed the US equity portfolios of the Irish funds.
Mr Kevin McHugh has been appointed to the Compliance department of Allied Irish Bank. He spent several years as head of regulation at the Irish Stock Exchange.
Fitzgerald & Co, the wine and spirit distributor, has named Ms Doreen Kilfeather as its new brand manager. She will be responsible for brands like Ernest & Julio Gallo, Terra Andina, Dunphys, Whyte and MacKay and Jim Beam.
Meanwhile, Mr Jim Cummins has moved from Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland to take up the post of field sales manager. Fitzgerald & Co is a subsidiary of the Irish Distillers Group plc.
Ms Mary Cryan has been reelected as chairwoman of the Irish Software Association. Ms Cryan is founder of Cryan Consulting which specialises in marketing in the information technology (IT) sector. The Irish Software Association represents indigenous and international software companies located in the Republic.
The Kylemore Group has appointed Mr Thomas Cullen to the board of directors. Mr Cullen is currently general manager of the Cafe Kylemore division in Britain and the Republic.
General Accident Life has appointed Dr Paul Kelly as its chief medical officer for the Republic. Dr Kelly, currently a physician and senior medical officer at Beaumont Hospital, will work for the company's underwriting department.
The new manager of the Harvard Group, Dublin-based IT consultants specialising in the financial services sector, is Mr Kieran Boyce. He was formerly project manager with AIG Global Investment Trust Services.
Ms Miriam Hamilton is the new planning director at Bell Advertising. She will work on brand strategy, planning and research projects. Ms Hamilton was previously an associate director with Taylor Nelson AGB.
Boge Compressors, manufacturer of air products, has appointed Mr Richard Bartley to head up its new operation in the State. The appointment is part of the firm's attempt to take a share of the market which is worth £13.8 million a year and is currently dominated by Atlas Copco and Ingersoll-Rand.
