New Managing Directors appointed at BT Ireland

BT Ireland has appointed two new Managing Directors to the leadership team of its all-island operation.

Shay Walsh has been appointed Managing Director of BT Business, a role which gives him responsibility for BT's government and corporate customers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as small and medium enterprise customers in Northern Ireland. The BT Business division works in partnership with BT's customers to devise managed networked IT solutions that are appropriate to customers’ needs and scale.

Shay has worked for BT Ireland since joining the company in 1995. He has held a variety of roles across the business, including Head of Operations, Director of Engineering, and Director of Technology, Service and Operations. He has been Managing Director of BT Ireland's Wholesale division for the last six years. Shay has an honours degree in Electronic Engineering from DCU and an MBA from the Michael Smurfit Business School.

Dave Dempsey has been appointed Managing Director of BT Wholesale across the island of Ireland, where he succeeds Shay. The BT Wholesale division is a provider of services to the majority of communications companies operating on the island. Dave's experience in the ICT industry includes holding senior roles in business management, engineering, consultancy, sales and outsourced managed services, in both Ireland and Europe.

Dave joined BT 10 years ago as European Head of Proposition Development for BT's Global Telecom Markets business. In the last three years he has been Head of Mobile Sector for BT Wholesale, responsible for developing and providing complex managed services for BT Ireland's mobile operator customers. Dave holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of East London and a postgraduate in Business.