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Career Moves
Tuesday, December 05 2000
by Paula Mythen


Entropy appoints Chief Operations Officer | StepStone appoints Marketing Director

Entropy, the Irish Internet security company, has appointed Fionan O'Driscoll as
Chief Operations Officer. O'Driscoll, the former General Manager of Sage Ireland,
has also been appointed to the Company Board. He will be responsible for steering
the company through its immediate expansion plans. Prior to Sage Ireland,
O'Driscoll worked as Director of Business Management for the software services
company Modus Media International and worked abroad as a management consultant in
London and operations manager for Schlumberger in Europe.

 

StepStone, the on-line career portal, has announced the appointment of Una McGurk
to the position of Marketing Director in Ireland. Prior to her appointment at
StepStone, McGurk was brand manager for Coca Cola in Ireland. She previously held
management positions with Johnson & Johnson and Rank Xerox (UK). 



NSP, the Internet technology company, has announced the appointment of Stephen
Quinn as Sales Director. Quinn will be responsible for the sales, marketing and
operations of the company. 



NSP has also announced the appointment of Roderick Smyth as Technical Director.
Smyth will be responsible for the technical direction and strategy of the
company. 



Mirador Software, the middleware banking company, has announced two key
appointments: Niamh Fitzpatrick as Head of Research and Development and Brendan
O'Sullivan as Head of Product Development. 



Fitzpatrick worked with Allied Irish Banks in a research and development role,
specialising in the area of middleware technologies prior to joining Mirador
Software.  O'Sullivan worked as an IT solutions contractor for banking industry
clients such as The Royal Bank of Scotland and Allied Irish Banks. He assumes
responsibility for all aspects of product development including mobile and
Internet applications delivery and user interface design and development. 



KBS Solutions, the banking and financial software house, has announced the
appointment of Bill O'Dea to its board of Directors. Bill is a software
entrepreneur with over 10 years experience at board level with several technology
companies in Ireland and the UK. He will play a key role in the development and
implementation of business strategy for the Company. 



Vistech Software, the Internet product development company, has announced two new
senior appointments. James McCarthy is appointed to the position of Financial
Controller. Previously, McCarthy was the financial controller for Warner Lambert
Export Ltd, and, prior to that, finance manager with H&K Europe. 



Canice Bowe has been appointed as Development Manager with responsibility for
project delivery, quality, and support functions at its development centre in
Cork. Prior to joining Vistech, Bowe was the Technical Lead and Senior Project
Manager in Apple Computer.

 

Avocent International has appointed a senior Irish business figure, John Dunne,
as the first member of the corporation's newly created international Strategic
Advisory Board. Dunne is the former Director General of IBEC and is the Chairman
of IDA Ireland. Along with other international members, yet to be named, Dunne
will be responsible for advising the corporation on its overall business
strategy, particularly as it relates to European markets.