Event MC - Mary Rose Burke, CEO, Dublin Chamber
Prior to joining the Dublin Chamber, Mary Rose held the position of Director of Corporate, Strategic and International Affairs for Ibec since 2013 having moved from the position of Director of Pharmacy at Boots Ireland which she held for 8 years. Prior to joining Boots Mary Rose worked at the HSE, and previously established and managed her own business. She has also been a council member of Chambers Ireland and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Mary Rose is a pharmacist and is a member of the Board of Directors for Bord na Mona and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the NMH Foundation.
David Kelly, Incoming Dublin Chamber President and Director of Customer and Business Development
David Kelly is an Executive Director at Gas Networks Ireland. Gas Networks Ireland is a leading commercial semi-state infrastructure company with the ownership and responsibility for Ireland’s €3 billion gas grid. It operates over 14,800km of pipelines providing a safe and secure gas supply to 725,000 homes and businesses.
David is responsible for Gas Networks Ireland’s ambition to replace natural gas with renewable gases, to substantially reduce the country’s carbon emissions while complementing intermittent renewable electricity and ensuring a secure energy supply.
He also has executive responsibility for Aurora Telecom, a subsidiary of GNI that delivers fibre services to the telecommunication and digital sectors. David has over twenty-five years of executive-level experience having worked extensively in both the private and public sectors throughout his career. Prior to being appointed to his current role, David was the Group Head of Customer Operations and Public Affairs for Ervia.
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