John Doris, FCCA and Past-President ACCA Ireland, will interview the founders of two successful Irish SMEs; Raymond Colye, Largo foods and Gerry Murray, Fort Technologies. He will also interview John Roe, First Ireland about mentoring SMEs and what owners of SMEs need to focus on to bring their company’s through to the next level.
Raymond Coyle, CEO, Largo Foods
Largo Foods is an Irish company, founded in 1984 by Raymond Coyle. Over the past number of years the company has enjoyed steady growth and, following the successful acquisition of the Tayto and King brands from C&C, Largo Foods has grown to become the leading manufacturer and distributor of premium snack foods in Ireland, supplying branded and own label products to Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe, Australia, Asia and Middle East.
Gerry Murray, CEO, Fort Technologies
Fort Technologies, founded in 2008, is an Irish company specialising in the development of cloud business management software. This software is designed to help data centers and cloud infrastructure providers easily transform themselves into distributors of cloud computing services. Fort Technologies currently look after hundreds of end customers on its platform which is managed by around 100 service providers in Ireland and the UK.
John Roe, Chairman and Co-Founder, First Ireland
John has been involved in the creation and development of over 40 companies in various industries. He is also co-founder and chairman of First Ireland, one of the largest Irish owned Insurance Brokerages in the country. First Ireland, in collaboration with the Dublin Business School, sponsor the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The prize includes up to €25,000 in business support and mentoring.
The evening will finish with a question and answers session