Not at all.
They would have been looking for someone with a legal background and public service administration experience at a senior level.
They could have appointed a recent graduate in English literature, but I doubt if he or she would do the job as well as someone who actually had a lot of relevant experience and qualifications for the job.
Joe Meade did a good job. He had been the Data Protection Commissioner.
the assistant commissioner Billy Hawkes
financial institutions who lets face it didnt take him seriously.
The Chairman and Board of the National Library of Ireland announced today that Fiona Ross has been appointed to serve as Director of the National Library of Ireland.
Commenting on the appointment, the Chairman of the Board of the National Library of Ireland, Gerry Danaher, SC, said: “We are very excited to welcome Fiona Ross as the National Library of Ireland’s new Director. Fiona has excellent leadership skills and has extensive experience in marketing and communications. I have no doubt that her experience, combined with her broadly based academic background, including her honours degree in History and English, will be a considerable asset to the Library in the challenges it faces in a demanding and ever-changing service environment “.
For more information, please see our press release.
An expert in the field of leadership and governance, Ms Ross has lectured in University College Dublin and at the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and is a member of the Business Research Programme in UCD. Ms Ross also worked as a consultant in corporate governance, reputation and ethics. Prior to her recent lecturing position in UCD, Ms Ross spent several years in senior finance, marketing and communications roles including with the Bank of Ireland and Goodbody Stockbrokers.
Ms Ross (44) received a BA with honours in History and English from Trinity College, Dublin in 1987. She was awarded an MA from TCD in 1988 and a Master in Business Studies from the Graduate School of Business at UCD in 1991. In 2008, she was awarded a Law Masters in Governance and Public Policy (First class honours with distinction) from Queen’s University Belfast and has since continued her academic research in the area of governance and reputation.
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