Ex-FÁS chairman joins public relations firm

BRIAN Geoghegan has resurfaced - after recently retiring as director of economic affairs at IBEC and chairman of FÁS - as the chairman of Dublin-based public relations firm MRPA Kinman Communications.

The firm is the third-largest player in the Irish market and counts the likes of the Campbell Bewley Group, Xilinx, IBI Corporate Finance, Irish Life & Permanent, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Bank of Ireland as clients. It was formed last year through the merger of Dublin firms MRPA Consultants and Kinman Public Relations.

While at IBEC, Mr Geoghegan played a key role in representing Irish business with policy makers both here and overseas.