Deirdre O’Shaughnessy

Deirdre is a Partner at Odgers Berndtson Ireland. She specialises in senior executive appointments from Head of Function to Board level across a broad spectrum of industries and functions.  Clients include Irish and international plcs, private and public organisations, and entrepreneurs looking to grow and scale their businesses.

She has a particular interest in increasing the general diversity and specifically gender balance at decision-making levels in organisations and is the Champion of the Emerging Female Leaders Community of Practice developed by Odgers Berndtson Ireland.  

Prior to joining Odgers, she was Director of Client Services for an international management consulting firm and also led a specialist recruitment company for over seven years.  In her earlier career, Deirdre held a variety of senior-level business development and operations management roles in the ICT and BPO sectors in Ireland and the UK.

She is an honours graduate of Business Studies and Marketing from Dublin City University.

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