Private skills for public sector

MORE men and women working in the private sector should take up roles in the public sector, bringing their entrepreneurial skill with them, a former business leader says.

Peter Malone, who now chairs the National Roads Authority, was formerly managing director of the Jury’s Doyle Hotel Group Plc. He says those working in the private sector bring a greater entrepreneurial spirit into the public sector and more people should follow in his footsteps.

“The most rewarding position is a non-executive position on a PLC — because your main focus is on giving value for money to the shareholder,” he said as he addressed Waterford Chamber of Commerce yesterday.