Born in Belfast and educated there and Dublin where Ian graduated in Economics & Administration at Trinity College. Fluent in German, Swahili and less so in French, he has worked primarily in industry in a range of sales and marketing roles and currently as Business Development Director for Saint-Gobain Composite Solutions. In the 1990s, Ian worked for 3.5 years with Concern Worldwide based in Iringa Tanzania.
His key skills are in open communications, developing long-term “win-win” relationships and asking useful questions to overcome obstacles and find positive solutions to enable organisational and personal growth.
He keeps active by swimming, dog-walking and being outside as much as possible.