Roundtable Participants 3240

Originally Published MX November/December 2001

BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Bernard Collins is chairman of the Irish Medical Devices Association (Dublin, Ireland).

Martin Cronin is director of operations for Ireland’s Investment and Development Agency (IDA; Dublin), which is responsible for the promotion of foreign direct investment in Ireland. Prior to becoming IDA’s director of operations in 1994, Cronin was manager of the agency’s electronics division. He has held positions with Tinsley Wire, GE, and the Electricity Supply Board of Ireland. Cronin is also a member of the industrial advisory board for the National Microelectronics Research Centre (Cork, Ireland).

Mary Harney is vice premier, tánaiste, and minister of the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment (Dublin). Minister Harney was appointed to that position in 1997. She previously served as Irish minister for environmental protection and has held several prestigious titles, including being named Irish Independent