Clonakilty firm Global Shares named Ireland technology company of the year

The company looks after the share incentive plans issued to employees by multinationals around the world

Tim Houstoun, chief executive of Global Shares; his company "were ambitious from day one to be a disrupter in a large global marketplace".

Clonakilty-based firm Global Shares and its 550 staff worldwide has been named company of the year by Ibec business group Technology Ireland. 

The company which looks after the share incentive plans issued to employees by multinationals around the world runs 17 international offices from the Clonakilty head offices.