Kirby Group Engineering has announced a series of appointments at board level which have taken effect in recent weeks. These include the elevation of four longstanding team members to the company’s board, while two existing board members have taken on new roles.

Kirby employs over 1800 people and has developed a first-class reputation in the life sciences, data centre, industrial, power and renewables sectors. The Limerick-headquartered company recorded revenue of more than €700m in 2024.

Today’s announcement has been made by Henry McCann, who took on the role of CEO in January: “I have worked alongside each of these colleagues for many years and I have seen the benefit they have brought to Kirby at each stage of their careers. I’d like to welcome our newest board members and look forward to seeing their contribution to the highest level of company leadership. I’m also confident John Grogan and Conor O’Brien will bring their first-class expertise to their new roles to the benefit of Kirby’s future growth”.

The colleagues joining the company’s board are:

• Donal Lynch, who has been appointed as Group Finance Director

• Mikey Ryan, who has been appointed as Group Operations Director

• Ruairí Ryan, who has been appointed as Group Operations Director, and

• Michael Murray, who has been appointed as Group Business Development Director and Board Level Director for Power & Renewables

The two existing board members taking on new roles are:

• John Grogan, who has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer, and

• Conor O’Brien, who has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer

Pictured above: Group Business Development Director and Board Level Director for Power & Renewables Michael Murray, Group Finance Director Donal Lynch, Chief Operations Officer John Grogan, Kirby CEO Henry McCann, Chief Commercial Officer Conor O’Brien, Group Operations Director Ruairí Ryan and Group Operations Director Mikey Ryan. Photo: Don Moloney.

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