Key Experience

Christopher J. Barry
FCA
Director

With over 20 years senior management experience with US multinationals in the IT hardware software and telecommunications industries and over seven years experience as financial controller/IT/admin manager with one of the largest independent quarry and concrete products suppliers in Ireland, Christopher brings a wealth of International Management, Finance and IT knowledge and capabilities to our firm.

Key areas of expertise:

• Significant experience in start ups and launches of US companies in EAME.
• Captive and outsourcing models in computer hardware, software, connectivity, telecommunications industries
• Call Centre inc telemarketing, telesales, 1st and 2nd level technical support
• Acquisitions and mergers
• Strategic planning
• Sales, marketing, PR, manufacturing, distribution, materials, MRP
• HR, training and employee development
• Treasury/FX, tax
• Management accounting, financial accounting, financial management
• Negotiating with Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development and government bodies

Management Career Highlights:

• Managed three major acquisitions of the original company DCA by ultimate owner Sykes
• Managed change programme from captive to outsource provider
• Expanded buildings and infrastructure from 33,000 to 66,000 sq.ft
• Increased employment from 42 to 225
• Established multi-lingual technical support, telesales and customer care centre to enhance traditional manufacturing, distribution and support services
• Launched fully integrated marketing, sales, ecommerce, fulfilment and distribution model for eircom.net
• Managed significant upgrade/investment in telecommunications and IT systems
• Developed top class management team

IT Career Highlights:

• Set up Multi-lingual call centre including front end order processing via phone, fax, mail, EDI and internet linked to back end manufacturing, fulfilment and distribution for Blue Chip Call Centre provider
• Initiated first fully integrated ecommerce solution for eircom.net
• Strategic development and implementation of various LAN and WAN's including use of web farms and wireless connectivity
• Established IT infrastructure for HQ and remote site management including VPN
• Training and implementation of various financial and ERP solutions

Financial Career Highlights:

• Successful management of distributed EAME sales subsidiaries and distributors for number of US multinationals
• Gained significant experience in European and US legal and tax legislation
• Major contribution to set up of computer manufacturing facility including grant assistance and borrowing for a 320,000 sq.ft. facility
• Established European treasury operations for US multinational
• Set up financial control for software and tax based leasing divisions
• Profitable turnaround of sales subsidiary leading to promotion to European level
• Lecturing to ACCA students in areas financial management, corporate governance and financial reporting including IAS and IFRS