J.Brendan O'Reilly

Current

• Chairman at True North Ltd

Past

• Chairman at Sales Placement Ltd
• Chief Executive at Sales Placement Group

Education

• Harvard Business School

Recommended

4 people have recommended J.Brendan

Connections

55 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Summary

* Corporate business advisor.
* Areas of expertise include, HR - recruitment, marketing, finance and general management for existing and start-up companies.
* Range of clients include, large and small businesses, employers associations and third-level colleges.
* Mentoring to senior executives and business owners giving them the benefit of experience gained through a lifetime of entrepreneurial activitiy and corporate consultancy.
* Career advice for executives at all stages of their development, especially at entry-level and at exit-level
* Rental property developer. Experience in buying, refurbishing and renting properties - (Domestic and International). Also, devising and implementing marketing and sales campaigns.

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Specialties:

Business planning, marketing and financial strategy, recruiting, human resource planning and execution. Rental property acquisition, refurbishment and marketing.

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Experience

• Chairman

  True North Ltd

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Chairman of the Board of a young entrepreneurial company. The company is involved in delivering marketing plans, concepts and promotional activities bringing together all the necessary components of a successful marketing and selling campaign. True North Ltd is a full service company using the skills and talents of the best practitioners in the business.

• Chairman

  Sales Placement Ltd

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  November 2003 — May 2008 (4 years 7 months)

  I have sold off my interest in my companies.
  In 2008, I handed the day-to-day management of Sales Placement Ltd, over to my Managing Director who now owns and manages the company.

• Chief Executive

  Sales Placement Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Human Resources industry)

  November 1990 — November 2004 (14 years 1 month)

  Chief Executive of the Sales Placement Group of Companies, comprising, Sales Placement, Sales Placement NI, Contract People, Contract People NI, Retail Placement, CSR (Computer Staff Recruitment) and Orangejobs.com. (In fiscal ’03 group revenues topped €15m and employed 50+ directly and 1300+ on a contract basis.)

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Education

• Harvard Business School

  OPM12, Management, Marketing, Finance, Administration, 1985 — 1987

  Valedictorian at Harvard.
  
  Graduate of the College of Marketing (DIT) Dublin Ireland

  Activities and Societies:

  Past Chairman of the Marketing Institute of Ireland, past Chairman of the Federation of Personnel Services of Ireland. Fellow of the MII and CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)

Additional Information

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Interests:

Counselling, advising, mentoring and general consulting Management training Writing business articles

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Groups:

Marketing Institute of Ireland
Chartered Institute of Marketing
IBEC, SFA, DIT, Persuaders

•    Harvard Business School alumni

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Honors:

Valedictorian at Harvard Business School.
Stephen Doyle Award from the Marketing Institute of Ireland.

J.Brendan O'Reilly’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch