Barry O’Connell (Chief Executive)

Barry O’Connell was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dublin Port Company on 14th November 2022.

Barry joined Dublin Port Company from the Coca-Cola System, where he held multiple senior executive roles and has successfully led organisational transformation initiatives in Ireland, Russia, Austria/Slovenia, New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore/Malaysia. These initiatives have typically involved major capital investment projects in the areas of manufacturing and logistics, step-changes in sales and marketing strategy, innovative digitisation initiatives and significant investment in building organisational culture and capability. In leading such change initiatives, Barry has acquired significant experience in the areas of strategy, leadership, organisational change, and stakeholder management.

Barry is also Chairperson of GOAL Global, holding this position since July 2021. GOAL is an international, non-governmental organisation (INGO) with a proud history spanning more than 40 years of humanitarian response in some of the most challenging and difficult contexts around the world. GOAL currently operates in 14 countries including Syria, Ethiopia, and Haiti. Barry’s position as Chair is voluntary and part-time in nature.

Barry is a native of Cork city, holding a degree in Business Administration from the University of Limerick and has completed further studies in Cranfield University and the IMD in Switzerland.