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Frank Murphy , Chairman
Frank Murphy is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, a Member of the Irish Taxation Institute in Ireland and a member of the Institute of Directors. He has been a non-executive Director of Buy4Now since its commencement. Previously Finance Director of Superquinn, he has also had a wide business experience in a variety of other service companies, still retains directorships in a number of these and manages his own consultancy company Financial General Management Services Limited.
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Michael Veale: CEO
Michael has 20 years experience in working with retailers in the I.T. industry. His most recent role was as the senior account manager with ICL Ireland. Michael's extensive experience comes from having worked in software development, consultancy and sales within the retail sector. Michael holds a diploma in Computer Science but spent all of his technical life working on retail solutions. He has extensive experience of all facets of the latest retail technologies including ESEL, Self-Scanning, eCommerce and picking solutions. Married with 3 kids, Michael is a keen sports fan and has a particular interest in Gaelic Games, Soccer and Rugby.
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Kevin Murray: CFO
Kevin is a Chartered Accountant with an honours Degree in Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin. He has held several senior financial posts and has significant experience of tax compliance and planning, financial accounting, management accounting and investment and business appraisal. He co-ordinated the acquisition of Buy4Now Logistics Limited, and the establishment of Buy4Now's US subsidiary. He has overall responsibility for the finance, company secretarial and HR functions of the Buy4Now group. Kevin is married and has 2 children. He is a keen chess player and is a qualified lifeguard and swimming instructor. He is also involved in a number of autism related charities. |
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Dan Murphy: CTO
Dan Murphy is a founder and board member of Buy4Now. Dan has over 16 years software engineering experience and has led development of the Buy4Now retail solution framework from its inception. Prior to that Dan was an IT manager with Enterprise Ireland and has also worked with KPMG, Apple Computers and Blackbird Data System (Zetes Group). He holds a Masters Degree in Software Engineering and a honors degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Limerick. |
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Allen Corcoran: Professional Services Director
Allen holds a BSc Honors Degree in Business Computing and a Diploma in Applied Project Management (PMI accreditation). He has over 10 years experience in the IT industry with specific experience of managing software development projects. He leads the professional services team, which has responsibility for the functional areas of project management, business analysis, graphic design and software quality assurance within Buy4Now. Allen is responsible for the project planning and co-ordination of all aspects of client activity and software implementation during the lifecycle of major projects undertaken by Buy4Now. |
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Sales & Marketing Team
Bob Curran : eCommerce Development
Bob has over 23 years experience in the U.S. and Irish retail markets in sales and management positions. Bob joined Buy4Now technology group in 2009 and is responsible for growing the Ecommerce transactional web development business in Ireland and the U.K. In addition, his role will include the expansion of the customer portfolio, particularly in relation to the eGrocery and General merchandise markets.
For the last 12 years’ Bob has been working in the Irish I.T. sector and holds multiple BA and BS degrees as well as having other Technical qualifications. He brings a substantial knowledge of the Retail channel in Ireland, a strong understanding of Online retailing, customer focus and proven partner relationships to Buy4Now.
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Louise Bready: Marketing Manager
Louise joined Buy4Now in May 2007 and holds a diploma in eCommerce and a BA in eBusiness Systems from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dun Laoghaire. She is responsible for the marketing & content team and also works closely with the Irish retailers in promoting their online offering on the Buy4now portal, and maximising their own online offering and conversion rates. Louise has a keen interest in travel, health & fitness and has recently taken up golf. |
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Sara Bunn: Customer Service Manager
Sara has recently joined Buy4now, to lead our busy Helpdesk team. Sara previously worked as a fundraising coordinator for the ISPCC, as well as taking part in calling campaigns for the Trocaire 24hr fast. She has over 4 year experience as a senior retail account manager in the telecommunications area. Sara is still involved in charity work for people with intellectual disabilities and also has an interest in natural health and environmental issues
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Technical Team
Neil Murtagh : Technical Architect
Neil holds a BSc Honours Degree in Computing. He joined Buy4Now in 2000 and has been involved in all aspects of development and design of the Buy4Now retail solution framework since its inception. He has taken on the role of software architect and technical lead on many of the flagship elements of the Buy4Now solution in addition to being the primary developer on a number of key projects. |
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Ciara O'Neill : Business Analyst
Ciara began working as a business analyst with the Buy4Now team in July 2005. She is responsible for gathering and documenting the requirements of our customers and then liaising with our graphic designers, developers and QA analysts to ensure our software meets these requirements. Prior to joining Buy4Now, she worked for over 3 years with Trintech Technologies, a leading provider of transaction reconciliation software and payment infrastructure solutions. She holds a first class honours degree in Information and Communications Technology from Trinity College Dublin. |
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Sadie Concannon: Business Analyst
Sadie joined Buy4Now as a Business Analyst in June 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Information Systems Management from the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and a Masters Degree in Business Studies in Electronic Commerce from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is responsible for analyzing the business needs of our customers and identifying solutions, she works closely with our graphic designers, developers and QA to ensure that our software meets the customer’s requirements. |
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Eva Ni Shuilleabhain: Business Analyst
Eva holds both an Honours Degree and a Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis and Design from NUI, Galway. Eva is responsible for gathering and documenting requirements and translating them into functional system design specifications that can be successfully executed by the IT development teams. Prior to joining Buy4Now, Eva worked with a number of multi-national companies most recently Hewlett Packard. She is a fluent Irish speaker and an avid supporter of Kerry football. |
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