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NEWS | Business
150 New Jobs for Dublin from Bentley Systems
BENTLEY SYSTEMS geospatial sector and is a significant addition to benefit greatly by locating offices here.”
INCORPORATED, a Ireland’s information and communications “Bentley is committed to delivering
leading software technology (ICT) portfolio of investors. It is outstanding service to our users and having an
solutions company has testament to the strength of the ICT sector in Irish-based centre will not only help us achieve
established an Ireland that Bentley chose Dublin as the location that goal, but also improve efficiencies within
international shared for this investment, and the government looks our finance, sales and marketing, and technical
services, sales and marketing centre in Dublin, forward to assisting Bentley in the development support operations,” he added. “Without
creating 150 new jobs. The investment was of its Irish operations into the future.” question, our offices in Dublin will be of
facilitated by the Irish government through Bentley Chief Financial Officer, David strategic importance in helping Bentley fulfil its
IDA Ireland. Hollister commented: “Our decision to locate mission of sustaining infrastructure within the
At the announcement of the new centre, Bentley offices in Dublin was based on Ireland’s global context.” Bentley’s new offices will be
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan TD said: “On behalf of highly talented pool of multilingual located on Harcourt Street, Dublin. The
the Irish government, I welcome the decision by professionals encompassing all of the key skill company is currently recruiting multilingual
Bentley to establish its Shared Services, Sales sets that we require for our international finance and administrative personnel, sales and
and Marketing Centre here in Dublin. Bentley is operations. Moreover, Bentley is an innovative marketing professionals, technical support
the leading global supplier of software to the company, and the culture of innovation that engineers, and product release engineers with
architecture, engineering, construction and exists in Ireland assured us that we would software industry experience.
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DIRECTORS NEED TO COMBAT FRAUD
than ever, of their responsibilities for fraud. The
more challenging economic circumstances
recently have led to increased vulnerability to
fraud in all organisations. The reality is that no
organisation is immune to fraud. Directors have
a special role to play in fighting fraud. Ultimately,
the most important role is in demonstrating an
appropriate ‘Tone from the Top’. This must reflect
their determination to operate to the highest
ethical standards. After that, the Board needs to
oversee effective implementation of preventive
and detective safeguards.”
“This document highlights the more common
types of fraud coming to the attention of An
Garda Síochána,” added Garda Commissioner,
Fachtna Murphy. “It delivers excellent fraud
prevention advice to a broad section of the
community including directors, managers, staff
and individual members of the public.”
“In recent years advances in technology and
the Internet have provided a new arena for
business,” he continued. “These advances have
also, regrettably, provided opportunities for the
Pictured launching Fraud Alert, a joint initiative between PwC and An Garda Síochána, are: (l-r)
commission of fraud related crime. The
Bob Semple, Partner, PwC and Fachtna Murphy, Commissioner, An Garda Síochána. challenge for law enforcement agencies, in
partnership, with business and local communities
A REPORT LAUNCHED last month by PwC has An Garda Síochána dedicated to this area, sets is to ensure that adequate measures exist to
called directors to strengthen fraud prevention out how directors and managers can strengthen combat this threat.”
measures. ‘Fraud Alert’, a joint initiative between their defences against the risk of fraud. Speaking ‘Fraud Alert’ can be downloaded from the
PwC and the Garda Bureau of Fraud at the launch of the report, Bob Semple, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers website:
Investigation (GBFI), the specialist agency within PwC said: “Directors need to be aware, more www.pwc.com/ie.
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