Business movers: The biggest appointments in Irish business this week

Irish-based businesses are recruiting and expanding across a wide range of sectors. Here is a selection of people who have moved into interesting new roles.

Mike McNamara has been appointed as chairman of PCH International in Cork, which helps clients bring products to markets, including the USA and China.

He was CEO of Flex for 13 years, leading a global team of 200,000 employees in 30 countries. He is a venture partner at Eclipse Ventures and serves on the board of Workday. Mr McNamara was previously on the boards of Delphi, Sunedison and Therasense.