New commercial director for Dublin Zoo and Fota

Helen Murphy has been appointed as commercial director of Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park in Cork.

Ms Murphy was previously employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle Market sector with a particular focus on business and strategy development. Prior to that she worked as a hospitality and leisure consultant with Deloitte & Touche in the UK.

A native of Stradbally, Co Waterford, Ms Murphy is an Arts graduate of St Patrick's College Maynooth and holds a postgraduate diploma from UCC in Heritage Management.