UL president promoted colleague to vice-presidential role without a formal competition 

Position of chief corporate officer at the university commands a salary of €177,000

UL President Professor Kerstin Mey has previously acknowledged that no competition was held for the appointment of a CCO. Picture: Sean Curtin

The President of the University of Limerick promoted the institution’s director of human resources to a vice presidential level role without a formal competition, the Irish Examiner has learned.

In October of 2020 Andrew Flaherty, the college's director of human resources since 2018, moved to a new role as chief corporate officer.