One51 Team

Alan Walsh

Alan Walsh (ACA, AITI) is Chief Executive Officer of One51. He joined One51 in 2006, and was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer in 2009. Alan served as Interim Chief Executive from July 2011, before being appointed Group CEO in November 2011. Prior to One51, Alan worked at Matheson Ormsby Prentice and with reinsurance group AXIS Capital. He graduated from University College Dublin in 1998 with a degree in International Commerce, and later qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.

Michael Long

Michael Long was appointed to the Board on the incorporation of the Company on 12 May 2004, and continues to serve as an Executive Director for the Group. Prior to joining One51, Michael held a number of senior management positions with IAWS Group plc (now part of Aryzta AG).

Nick Beale

Nick Beale is Group Head of Operations at One51. Previously Nick was Managing Director of ClearCircle Environmental's businesses on the island of Ireland. Prior to joining One51, he held various senior roles in the mining, manufacturing and building products sectors. Nick has a degree in mechanical engineering from University College Dublin.

Robert Burns

Robert Burns (ACA) is Group Head of Corporate Development at One51. He joined One51 prior to its incorporation as Group Financial Controller. Robert qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, is a graduate of University College Dublin and has a Masters of Accounting from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.

Eugene Hillery

Eugene Hillery (ACMA) is Investor Relations Manager for the Group, having joined One51 in 2007. Eugene qualified as a chartered management accountant with KPMG Consulting before becoming one of the founding employees at Salesforce.com, where he was European Financial Controller. He has a degree in Commerce from University College Dublin and a Masters in International Business from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.

Susan Holburn

Susan Holburn (FCIS) is Company Secretary of One51. Previously Susan was Assistant Company Secretary of IAWS Group plc (now part of Aryzta AG).

Jonathan O'Grady

Jonathan O'Grady joined One51 in 2008 and is the Group's Senior Business Analyst. Jonathan previously worked at Cargill Inc., before co-founding the commodity derivatives brokering business Direct Hedge SA in 2000. Jonathan is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA), has an MA from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Divisional Managers

Therese Lynch

Therese Lynch is the Managing Director of One51’s Food and Distribution business, Irish Pride Bakeries. Therese joined Irish Pride Bakeries in 2005 as Commercial Director. Prior to this, Therese held a number of management roles within IAWS Group plc (now part of Aryzta AG). Therese has a degree in Business from Queens University, Glasgow.

Patrick O'Sullivan

Pat O'Sullivan manages One51's Speciality Plastics businesses. He was previously Managing Director of Irish Pride Bakeries. Prior to that, Pat worked with IAWS Group plc (now part of Aryzta AG). He has a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Limerick and an MBA from University College Dublin.