IRFU appoint commercial boss Padraig Power as deputy CEO

Enhancement of Lansdowne Road role reflects increasing complexity of the organisation and its  confidence in Power's experience to assist the Union through its next phase of growth.

UPWARDLY MOBILE: Padraig Power, the IRFU Chief Commercial Officer will now assume the additional duties of deputy CEO at Lansdowne Road.

IRFU commercial boss Padraig Power has been appointed deputy CEO of the Union with immediate effect. He will continue to serve as the Union's Chief Commercial Officer.

Power joined the IRFU in 2000 as Promotions and Marketing Manager before taking up the Commercial and Marketing directorship over 20 years ago with responsibility for commercial growth across all IRFU revenue streams, including ticketing, hospitality, match day revenues and sponsorship.