Management
Atlantic Corridor is managed by a board of directors, with experience from the worlds of enterprise, education, local development and tourism.- John Flanagan,CEO of Flanagan Group
- Anne Scally,CEO. Pro-Active HRManagement
- Paul Carroll, Business Development Director, CPL
- Denis Doherty, Health Care Consultant
- Dr Pat Mulhern, Development Director, Athlone Institute of Technology
- Stephen Grant, Managing Director, Grant Engineering
- Paul O’Kelly, Partner, O’Kelly Sutton Consulting
- Paddy Walsh, Partner, PMW Consulting.
- Brian Garvan, Executive Director
- Gerry Buckley, CEO, NIS
Brian Garvan
Brian Garvan comes to Atlantic Corridor with 27 years experience working with IDA Ireland, including six years at the IDA office in Chicago and several years as Manager of the International Services Division of IDA Ireland. He has extensive experience of business development, covering both the multi-national sector and indigenous development of SME's. A qualified Accountant by profession he also worked as an advisor on economic development to the Government of Bahrain for four years. He can be contacted at bgarvan@atlanticcorridor.ie.
Jackie Gorman, CEO
Jackie Gorman comes to Atlantic Corridor with several years of experience working in local development in West Offaly. She also has international experience, having worked in The Gambia, West Africa from 1999 to 2001 through the Irish Government’s Development Assistance Programme on issues relating to tourism & conservation, local economic development programmes and enterprise development. She has degrees in Business and Human Geography, she is also a graduate of the Irish Marketing Institute and UCG’s Graduate Local Development Programme. She can be contacted at jgorman@atlanticcorridor.ie
Karen Cunningham, Projects Executive
Karen Cunningham joined Atlantic Corridor in 2009. She brings with her a wealth of experience having been self employed since she completed her studies in Athlone Institute of Technology in 2003. Karen has worked on various high profile projects including Waterways Ireland triAthlone, Midlands Gateway Chamber Ambassadors Ball and many others. In her spare time Karen is dedicated to working on some of her charity projects including the South Westmeath hospice and Rotary. She can be contacted on kcunningham@atlanticcorridor.ie

