Office Team
Alan Shaw - President
Contact at: president@athlonechamber.ie
Alan has 24 year’s experience as a Chartered Accountant, having worked in Practice for over 20 years and more recently moving to industry where he is Chief Financial Officer with Shaw Commercials.
A member of Westmeath County Council Audit Committee since 2016, Alan’s experience includes audit, taxation, banking and finance. As a trusted advisor, Alan hopes to advance the interests of Athlone Chamber in building the membership and alliances in a business world that has changed dramatically.
A former Mayor of Athlone and former Member of Athlone Town Council, Alan understands the workings of Local Government and this is key to advancing business together in Athlone.
Tommy Hogan - Chief Executive Officer
Contact at: ceo@athlonechamber.ie
Tommy has an abundance of experience in business having run his family business in Clara, Co. Offaly for many years. He has extensive knowledge of the food industry and trading goods internationally.
Tommy is skilled in the areas of customer service, business development and business strategy. Tommy has a degree in Business Studies awarded by the Institute of Public Administration as well as several other qualifications.
Board Members
Brian Feeney
RBK Chartered Accountants
An Associate member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Brian specialises in assurance and business advisory services for large indigenous and international companies.
Brian has carried out due diligence for multinational companies across multiple jurisdictions including the BRIC and EMEA countries and has worked on significant corporate structures and restructures.
A founding member of RBK’s International Desk, he has significant experience in assisting foreign direct investment companies setting up operations in Ireland. Brian is an Economics graduate (TCD) and has been a Partner in RBK since 2011.
David Ganly
Future Learning
David is the director of Ed-Tech Language School Future learning, renowned for their innovative approach to language education though technological advancements. David’s educational background includes holding a B.Ed. from the University of Limerick, Ireland and MSc. in
Technology & Learning from Trinity College Dublin. David has been involved in the development of the ICT
(Information Communication Technology) courses for second level education in Ireland and he has also been
involved in many educational projects gaining worldwide recognition.
John O’Regan
Software R&D Manager, Ericsson, Athlone
John is a product development Engineer at Ericsson, Athlone. Ericsson are a world leader in the rapidly changing environment of communications technology – providing equipment, software and services to enable transformation through mobility.
John, at Ericsson, through his leadership in technology and services has been a driving force behind the expansion and improvement of connectivity worldwide.
Stephen Reynolds
Owner Athlone Bookshop
Stephen has been involved in the book trade all his working life. Having worked for Twenty years with Waterstones and Ten years with WH Smith in both the UK and Ireland Stephen managed several stores around London and Dublin throughout his career. During that time, Stephen completed degrees in Marketing, HR and Cloud Computing.
This encouraged Stephen to realise a long held dream and open his Book Shop located in Athlone. The store opened in July 2021 stocking a range of Fiction, General Non-Fiction and Children’s books.
John McGrath
MD, MMKDA Consulting Engineers
John has 30 years’ experience in the construction industry. In private practice for 25 years John has project managed a large number of residential, commercial and industrial developments.
He has extensive experience in guiding clients through the planning process and ensuring the efficient management of projects through to completion.
John is currently immediate past President of Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He considers the contribution of Athlone Chamber to the lobbying carried out for the designation of Athlone as a Regional Centre of Growth as the Chambers most significant success over the last 5 years. Athlone was first identified as a centre for such designation in 1968.
MMKDA Consulting Engineers which John runs continues to provide a wide range of services which relate to property where building or planning services are required.
Dermot Ryan
Head of Business Banking - Midlands/North East at AIB
Regina Bushell
Managing Director at Grovelands Childcare
Garrett McGuinness
General Manager Sheraton Hotel
Garret has been with the Sheraton Hotel Athlone for over four years as Managing Director.
Garretts has a track record in delivering quality hotel product and achieving key awards for Sheraton Athlone Hotel.
Garrett has substantial experience attained in senior positions in the hospitality industry nationally and internationally as well as in his studies at GMIT Galway in Hotel and Catering Management