Management Team
- Pádraig Kenny, CEO »
Pádraig Kenny has 30 years experience of building Information and Communication Technology (ICT) businesses. He has held senior management positions in major ICT companies, including Telecom Eireann (now eircom), At&T, Saville and Accuris.
Padraig has also worked as CEO of the Atlantic Technology Corridor (an organisation representing the cluster of ICT and medical technology companies on the Western seaboard of Ireland) and as ICT expert to the European Economic and Social Committee on the Lisbon Strategy.
He is a founding member of the Galway University Foundation, where he served as its Chairman, and was also Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Faculty of Commerce and the Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at NUI Galway.
- Declan McAndrew, Head of Systems Engineering »
An engineering graduate from the the University of Limerick, Declan McAndrew has over 15 years experience as an engineering manager in a range of technology companies, including Apple Computers and Nortel Networks.
Today, Declan leads Celtrak's core engineering and design function - R&D, IT infrastructure and managed services provision.
- John Shorten, IT & Managed Services Manager »
John Shorten is a science graduate of NUI Galway, with over 20 years experience in IT and software engineering. He has held senior IT management positions in Nortel and in the UK financial services industry.
John was one of the founders of the IT systems and services company Unisoft, and he was the chief architect of Unisoft's principal product - a warehouse management system for logistics and manufacturing companies.
John manages Celtrak's IT infrastructure and he has special responsibility for the Information Exchange Agent operations.
- Helen McBreen, Sales Director »
Helen McBreen is a graduate of UCD and the University of Edinburgh where she completed her PhD in Electronic Engineering. Helen worked as a senior research engineer in Japan before returning to Ireland in 2003 to work with Celtrak.
Today, Helen leads the sales of Celtrak's solutions in the Utilities, Waste Management and Civil Engineering markets. Her focus is on developing professional services with large corporate clients in Ireland and Europe guiding product innovation and engaging with the company's larger customers, evaluating their changing business needs and translating these needs into new offerings.
- Mike McEnnis, International Business Development Manager »
Mike is an engineering graduate of the University of Limerick where he studied industrial electronics. Mike held leadership roles in Analog Devices and Schaffner, before joining Celtrak as International Business Development Manager in 2004.
Mike has more than 20 years experience in leading international business development, growing sales, and delivering complex engineering projects.
- Máire Doyle, Installations and Service Delivery Manager »
Máire is a technology graduate of the University of Limerick. She has worked as a customer support engineer for technology companies Logica Networks, Jinny and Tango Telecom, and she was Support and Implementation Manager in AM-BEO before joining Celtrak in 2005.
Máire and her team manage the implementation of telemetry systems and hardware for our customers. Her department is responsible for customer service and manages our sub-contractor relationships.
- Maria Greaney, Financial Controller »
Maria is a BComm (with French) graduate of NUIG and a chartered accountant (ACA). Maria was employed by KPMG, Celtrak's auditors, for 4 years before joining the company in 2004.
In the restructuring of the Celtrak business, Maria works with business development to identify cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities. Maria's guidance is particularly critical in the design and implementation of usage-based billing and the cost reduction work Celtrak does with the mobile network providers.
Company Vision
We work together to be a pioneer of excellent telematics services & solutions, providing exceptional customer service, through the intelligent use of our team. Celtrak continuously invests in technology and constantly improves business performance by maintaining customer oriented processes and developing excellent partner relationships.