Getting to know us
MEET THE TEAM
Matt Tomlinson
Managing Director“Fortune favours the brave”
Denis McCourt
Finance & Factory Director“I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.”A qualified accountant, Denis worked in private practice for the first part of his career dealing with a wide variety of clients. Post qualification, he moved into industry, working in a number of divisions of the Rennicks Group owned by the Fitzwilton Group, where his roles included responsibility for management accounts’ preparation, project costings and cash flow management. He joined Standard Brands after its incorporation in 2001 as Assistant Financial Controller and was appointed Finance Director in September 2008. Denis was appointed Factory Director in 2010.
Stuart McCready
Sale Director Ireland & USA“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Pat Kiernan
Director Head of Finance & IT“Don’t go home any day without learning something new.”Previously Financial Controller in one of the largest furniture wholesalers in Ireland and UK. Based in Dundalk Co Louth, Pat was part of a team which grew the business into a successful wholesale business, doubling turnover in 3 years and opened a distribution centre in the UK along with a direct sell internet business. Prior to that was employed by Irish Food Processors Group (now ABP) for 24 years and filled a number of key positions in the company such as Group Consolidation Accountant, Group Treasury Accountant, and Group Management Accountant. Joined Standard Brands in September 2011 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed to the Board of Directors in March 2015. Pat is also Director of local Credit Union, Trustee of local Community Centre and has coached and mentored numerous successful underage Gaelic football teams over the past 13 years.
Alison Whiting
Head of Marketing“Life is too short, just go for it and figure it out after!”
Siân Griffiths
Marketing Manager “If you don't like something make a positive step and change it.”
Thomas Carr
Assistant Brand Manager“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”
Debbie Hallgren
Head of Trading Support“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”
Angelica Harris
Category Manager“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
Frank Cahalan
Trading Controller Ireland“We Can & We Will - Let's Make It Happen!”
Piotr Hinzinger
International Sales Manager - Belgium and New Markets“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Laurene Parkin
International Sales Manager - France“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
Angela Casey
Office Manager“Money, Money, Money must be funny in a rich man’s world” – because I really “work all day to pay the bill I have to pay.”
Jennifer Clarke
Accounts Administrator“Keep Calm and Ukulele on.”
Anne Moore
Payroll Administrator“I spend my life putting money in their wallets.”
Ellen Reid
Commercial Accountant“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way”
Eugene Winters
Assistant Financial Controller“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
Freddie Vernon
Quality Assurance / Technical Manager“……intelligent, innovative, witty, handsome…….and above all else, modest!”
Renato Carvalho
Quality and Technical Coordinator“We live in a world where mediocrity is often rewarded. If you win a race against 10 mediocre people, you are still just mediocre.”
Bronagh McKeown
QA and Technical Coordinator“Always seize the opportunity to learn or try something new.”
Barry McClean
Production Planner“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
Philip Reynolds
Engineering Manager“When it does not exist, design it”
Gordon McDonnell
Manufacturing / Quality Coordinator“Yey though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil because; I have all the ‘Risk Assessments & Safety Policies’ with me.”
Jim Ryan
Production Development Manager“If you keep doing what you are doing you will keep getting what you have got.”
Kresimir Peradinovic
Procurement Manager“Buying is a profound pleasure”
Catherine Mulvihill
Co-Pack Planner“Keeping it lit worldwide.”
