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Irish business community hails IAM founder’s seven decades of achievement


Chairman of Dublin airfreight general sales agent, Sean McCool has been inducted into the All-Ireland Business Foundation’s Hall of Fame. By no means the only


accolade that he has gained in his near-90 years, induction as a laureate into the Hall recognises distinguished members of the Irish Business community and those elected represent the highest achievement in their field, as well as serving as an to current and future generations. Deputy chair of the adjudication


Foundation’s


board, Kieran Ring, explained that McCool’s pioneering work “has made an enormous contribution to the flow of cargo on and off the island,


an infrastructure which has established Ireland as a major global export hub”. He is a founder member of


the Irish Air Cargo Institute and the Irish Institute of Freight Forwarders (IIFA), where he was


Fellowship for service to industry. During his time with the IIFA, he played a crucial part in Ireland’s two successful bids to host the international FIATA Congress events in Dublin. Last but by no means least,


he founded International Airline Marketing Group in 1989, Ireland’s largest air cargo general sales and service agent, responsible for over a quarter of all airfreight traffic from Ireland.


Forwarding and logistics company CH Robinson is to open a new technology centre in Cork to deliver solutions for shippers and carriers, particularly in the fresh produce sector of the freight market. It plans to recruit more than 30 technology professionals in the next three years. It follows the expansion of


awarded an Honorary


the company’s technology teams in Warsaw, Poland. The teams are part of more than 1,000 technology and analytics professionals across the globe. Chief technology offi cer, Mike


Neill, said: “The Cork expansion is yet another commitment we are making to investing in our industry- technology as we look to further accelerate the pace of innovation and provide best-in- class technology and services to our customers and carriers. The talent and technology community in Cork, along with


our new managing director Tyler Patterson’s extensive experience in Europe and at CH Robinson will be a great match for delivering on solutions that lower shipping costs, simplify processes, drive greater visibility and reliability through data and technology, and increase overall effi ciencies for our customers.” At the offi cial opening, Irish


minister for enterprise trade and employment – and former Tánaiste (prime minister) – Leo Varadkar said: “This will result in the creation of 30 new IT jobs. There is a strong talent pool in Cork to enable the company to grow and embed its operations in Ireland, and I wish it all the very best for the future.” CH Robinson’s vice president


of Europe global forwarding, Ivo Aris, told FBJ: “CH Robinson is always looking to invest in innovation and bring world-class


Issue 1 2021 - FBJ Ireland CH Robinson opens tech centre in Cork


technology to our customers. Cork is an established hub of technology in Europe. Investing here means we have the chance to continue to deliver for our customers and to engage in the talent and exciting technology community. “We’ll recruit technology and


analytics professionals whose expertise will help deliver solutions that will lower shipping costs, simplify processes, drive greater visibility and reliability through data, and increase overall effi ciencies for our customers and carriers.” He added that the forwarder’s


operations in Ireland have grown signifi cantly over the past two years: “We have invested to a great degree to expand our operations in the country, moving to a brand-new offi ce within minutes of Dublin Airport and a short drive to Dublin Port. Ireland is an


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important connection to North America and our operations there, and also to continental Europe and our 46 offi ces across the


continent, including four


operations in the UK.” Alongside with its operation


in Dublin and the new Cork technology centre, CH Robinson also works with two agents in Northern Ireland to help support requirements in and out of the region. Last year was a challenging


one, Aris added, not only for CH Robinson but for the whole logistics industry: “We have seen how disruptive Covid-19 has been to increasingly complex global supply chains, and balancing remote working with managing market disruptions across the globe was an enormous challenge. However, our team at CH Robinson Ireland excelled and their work with both the Irish and the wider international logistics market resulted in one of our best ever years.”


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