Donal Lehane: Managing Director 
Donal has a long track record in the food industry, both in Ireland and overseas. He is the founder and chairman of Slow Food in the south east region and is very active in business and in the community, especially in rural development. He has a wide portfolio of responsibilities across a whole range of organisations.
Donal is the driving force behind the company, and he brings his vast experience of business development to bear in a company that is striving to create new and innovative products for an newly enlightened and discerning buying public. |
Donald Sutherland: Sales and Marketing 
No, that is not a misprint. Donald is from the good old US of A. He has a background in the music industry and in the fine arts, and is also very active in a number of community projects and festivals. Donald has spent many years in Ireland and is very enthusiastic, about everything. And that is just as well.
It is never easy staring a business, but trying to get one off the ground in a recession is a real challenge. Donald's enthusiam for the task of selling and marketing is what we rely on to carry us through. Donald is our front man, the friendly face of Irish Artisan Beverages. |
Paul Deegan: Production and Finance 
Paul spent much of his working life in the UK and has a backround in voluntary sector senior management, and prior to that worked with the homeless in Central London. Another Slow Food member, he manages the Slow Food Ireland website. He returned to Ireland in 2006 to "slow down and do something useful".
Despite his background, Paul is very much the techie in the team, with a strong input into communications, but primarily responsible for product development. A natural problem solver, he will tell you he is tested to his limits developing new products, but wouldn't have it any other way. |
