Ken Murphy Attends Recent Cork Chamber Business Breakfast

Left to Right: Valeria Freire (Firecomms), Ken Murphy (CareerWise Recruitment) , Eva Bolelucka & Edel Cashman (SensL)

Ken Murphy (Director, CareerWise Recruitment attended a recent Cork Chamber Business Breakfast on Friday October 6 at the Cork Airport Hotel.

Sinéad McSweeney, Managing Director Twitter Ireland and VP of Twitter’s Public Policy and Communications team in EMEA was the guest speaker and the breakfast was held in association with the Irish Examiner. A Midleton native, Sinéad has been a key leader within the Twitter team since she joined the company in 2012. Sinéad is a qualified barrister and has a wealth of experience with former roles including Director of Communications for An Garda Síochána, Director of Media and Public Relations for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Special Adviser to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Ken Murphy, Director of CareerWise Recruitment said; “Sinéad gave a very honest and inspiring talk about her career and her vision for the youth of today. She gave a very open view on her career and her hopes for the next generation. Most of her jobs did not exist when she studied law many years ago and for the next generation, many of the jobs they will work have not been invented yet. She indicated that it is very important to continue with the promotion of STEM subjects for boys and girls so that they can be trained in developing critical thinking skills. Also in the age of social media, it is very important that we do not lose the skills of verbal communication.”

Ken Murphy

(Director) BE (Hons), CPIM – Cork Office

Ken Murphy graduated from University College Cork in 1987 with an Electrical Engineering degree before moving to the US as a Network Design Engineer with BellSouth Corporation. His return to Ireland in 1989 heralded a career which concentrated on the multinational sector, and involved working with companies such as Apple Computer, Cabletron, FMC Automotive, Moog, General Semiconductor and Technicolor.

Ken is a specialist in quality management, purchasing, logistics and supply chain management. He has significant expertise and experience in managing the changing demands of the global media, electronics and automotive sectors at operational and project management levels.

Ken leads CareerWise Recruitment’s Cork operations. He has served on local and national committees of IPICS (The Supply Chain Management Institute), CIPD, the Cork Electronics Industry Association (CEIA), and has completed a three-year term as Chair of the UCC Alumni Board.

Ken has recently been elected as a Director of the Cork Chamber for a four year term to help promote business and drive policy objectives for the Cork Region

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