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MERC Partners continues to see domesticmarket conditions improve in executive search
John Glenny
MERC Partners reports that sen- ior executive recruitment activity across its network of 54 offices within IIC Partners Executive Search Worldwide has followed a pronounced upward trend over the past 18 months. A 32pc global down- turn in 2009 executive search activ- ity was reversed by average growth volume of 29pc in 2010, with the positive trend continuing in 2011.
Senior recruitment is recognised as an excellent
early barometer of market confidence and, at the domestic level, MERC Partners too has seen this con- sistent upward trend over the past 18 months, with the most significant growth occurring in insurance, life sciences, ICT and professional services. “Leadership is at a premiumin today’s market,” says
John Glenny of MERC Partners. “In addition to the wider economic backdrop, organisations also need to address the challenges of new competition, evolving technology, industry convergence and globalisation.”
KPMGstudy highlights accelerating complexity for businesses
Over two-thirds of Irish businesspeople say they have seen either a ‘very significant’ or ‘somewhat signifi- cant’ increase in complexity in doing business over the past two years, according to a new global study released by KPMG. Confronting Complexity, a major examination of the
causes and impact of complexity among 1,400 senior executives of large companies in 22 countries, includ- ing Ireland, and undertaken in Q4 2010, found, among other issues, that: outdated IT systems are a signifi- cant barrier to managing complexity; and mergers and acquisitions lead to issues over information flows and management. The majority of Irish companies surveyed (98pc) –
see managing complexity as important for success. And the top two actions they see as critical are: improving information management (89pc) and reor- ganising all or part of the business (82pc). Terence O’Rourke, KPMG’s managing partner, says
the study “gives an insight into the level of agility required to compete in an increasingly globalised mar- ket and it reaffirms that opportunities exist for Irish companies who can think differently and turn poten- tial hurdles to their competitive advantage”.
52 Irish Director Summer 2011
LiamQuirke,managing partner,Matheson Ormsby Prentice, pictured centre,with StanleyWatson and John Ryan
MathesonOrmsby Prentice expands NewYork and London offices
Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP), Ireland’s largest law firm, is expanding its London and New York offices. John Ryan, one of Ireland’s leading international tax
advisers, is relocating to the firm’s New York office in June 2011. Ryan will lead a team of tax, corporate and financial services lawyers in the firm’s US offices to focus on advising US companies and financial institu- tions doing business in and through Ireland. MOP is the only Irish professional services firm with
a presence on both the east and west coasts of the US. The expansion of its New York office will make MOP the largest Irish law firm in the US. Stanley Watson, one of Ireland’s leading corporate
lawyers, relocated to MOP’s London office earlier this year. Watson led the firm’s corporate and commercial practice for eight years. Known for his UK/Ireland cross- border expertise, he leads a team of corporate, banking and financial services lawyers in the firm’s London office.
Sage integrates iPhone and social
media access into Sage CRM Sage Ireland has launched Sage CRM v7.1, which is designed to give businesses the freedom to choose how, where and when they manage critical customer information. Developed at the company’s International CRM
Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Sage CRM v7.1 offers users fast and flexible accessibility to customer data, contacts and calendars, thanks to powerful new MS Exchange integration and a choice of cloud, hosted or on-premise deployment options. With Twitter and LinkedIn integration as well as mobile deployment and an optimised iPhone experience, the new solution also gives 24-hour access to business-critical information regardless of location, enabling businesses to operate in the way they want. New features include the Sage CRM Interactive
Dashboard, so users can manage their business, priori- ties and key accounts from a single screen; new Sage CRM Report Charts for at-a-glance insight on business performance; plus Sage E-marketing, which offers a three-step wizard to execute e-marketing campaigns quickly and easily.
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