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WRI Management Team
Feargal Mooney - Chief Executive Officer
Feargal was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in February 2008, having served as Chief Operations Officer since joining WRI in 2002. He brings with him a wealth of strategic, operational and financial expertise.
Prior to joining WRI Feargal was responsible for financial planning and analysis at Baltimore Technologies, and previously held the position of Financial Analyst at Pfizer Inc. in New York.
Feargal holds an MSc in Investment and Treasury from Dublin City University and a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Galway. He is also an Associate of the Society of Investment Analysts in Ireland and a member of the CFA Institute.
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Niamh Ní Mhir - Chief Marketing Officer
Niamh joined WRI in 1999 and was the company’s first employee. She has held a number of positions within the organization including Director of Marketing for Hostelworld.com and Managing Director of the Hostels Division. Her current role gives her overall responsibility for the marketing strategy for all the company’s brands in the hostel and hotel sectors. This includes responsibility for overall global strategy for search marketing, advertising, research and analytics, branding, affiliate programs, online promotions, eCRM and PR.
Prior to joining WRI, Niamh held a number of roles in the Travel & Tech sectors including, Marketing Manager at Abbey Tours, a leading Irish Inbound Tour Operator and Marketing Coordinator at Novell Software, Ireland. Niamh has first hand experience of the hostel industry having managed Avalon House Hostel in Dublin for over a year directly prior to joining WRI. With over 12 years experience in the travel industry, Niamh has particular knowledge in managing and growing online travel websites.
Niamh is a graduate of the University of Limerick and holds a first class honours degree in Business Studies and German with a specialism in Marketing. |
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Mari Hurley - Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Mari Hurley joined the Group in May 2007 and is the Chief Financial Officer. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland having trained and qualified in Arthur Andersen in Dublin. Prior to joining the Group, she was Finance Director of Sherry FitzGerald Group, Ireland’s largest real estate advisory company and previously worked at Bear Stearns Bank plc. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Cork and Masters of Accounting from University College Dublin. She completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2006. She was appointed to the Board in July 2007. |
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