Business Movers

Here is a selection of people who have begun new roles with companies based in Ireland

Starting in new roles: (top row) Adrian Crean, Ellen Scully, Mark Barnett; (bottom row) Kerry McLaverty, Matthew Cahill and Stephen Rust.

Here is a selection of people who have begun new roles with a selection of companies and organisations, including LEON Ireland, Esri Ireland, Mastercard, LauraLynn, William Fry and Empathy Connects.

Adrian Crean has been appointed as a non-executive director of LEON Ireland, the Naturally Fast Food brand launched into the Irish market in May 2019. He brings over 20 years of foodservice experience, notably as MD of McDonald’s Restaurants in Ireland from 2011 to 2017. He has also been managing director of Rocket Restaurants Group, and chief brand and strategy officer for Applegreen. As of February 2020, LEON has two Dublin city restaurants, in Temple Bar and Millennium Walkway. The company has an ongoing commitment to open 20 restaurants and create 600 jobs by 2023. To date, LEON has raised €3.6m investment to fund the Irish launch and rollout plans.