User:SeoR/sandbox/John Hennessy (engineer)

John Hennessy is an Irish engineer who has led a major multinational in Ireland and subsequently chaired the Higher Education Authority, as well as serving in other public posts, and as chairperson of Screen Producers Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering.

Early life
Hennessy was born in County Tipperary, and attended college in

Career
Hennessy started work in Ericsson in Athlone in 1973. He later worked in several international posts. He became managing director of Ericsson Ireland in 2003, and Chairman in 2010.

IBEC

... Institution of Engineers of Ireland ... Irish Academy of Engineering ...

Public posts
In 2011, Hennessy was appointed as the first non-executive chairperson of Ireland's Higher Education Authority, the strategic planning and funding authority for Ireland's universities and institutes of technology. His appointment, the first of a person with a business and industrial background to lead the HEA's governing body, followed the issue of the Hunt Report, a strategic review of the third-level sector.

Other roles
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Personal life
Kelly lives in Dublin...