Tesco Ireland has announced the appointments of Geoff Byrne as Chief Operating Officer and Geraldine Casey (pictured) as Personnel & IT Director.
Geoff Byrne, originally from Avoca, Co. Wicklow, joined Tesco in 1989 as a Project Marketing Manager and has since held various roles within the business. Prior to assuming his current position, Geoff held the role of Personnel and Business Change Director from 2012 to 2014.
Geraldine Casey, a native of Cahersiveen Co, Kerry, joined Tesco in 2001 and has over 16 years experience in the Irish retail industry. Since joining Tesco, Geraldine has held several different positions in Management and by June 2009 she progressed to the role of Store Director and in May 2013 was appointed as the Operations Director for Tesco Ireland.
Commenting, Phil J. Clarke, CEO Tesco Ireland said, “Both Geoff and Geraldine have collectively nearly 40 years’ experience working in Tesco Ireland and bring wealth of expertise and industry experience to their new roles. Geoff and Geraldine are key members of what is a strong local senior leadership team that is focused on giving our customers the best overall value, range and experience every time they shop in Tesco.”
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