Mary Connaughton M.A., FCIPD is Director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in Ireland and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute.
Mary's focus is on developing the contribution of the human resources (HR) profession in Ireland, and how it adapts and champions better working lives.
Mary previously headed up HR development services in IBEC, where she worked with leaders on the development of HR practices.
She started her career as a psychologist in the civil service. Mary then moved to FAS and Bank of Ireland Life where she worked on training and development interventions, before moving into consulting. In consultancy, Mary worked across the public and private sectors on strategic HR and leadership development initiatives.
Mary is passionate about developing people and workplaces to be at their best.