Ripplecom makes two senior appointments

Ripplecom, the business broadband, voice and IT services provider, has made two senior appointments. The company has hired Tom Larkin as Head of Marketing and David Gilligan as Business Development Director.

Tom has extensive experience in telecoms and was previously Marketing Manager for Magnet Networks. He has also been Marketing Director for a number of start-ups in the sports nutrition and social gaming space. In his new role he will be responsible for devising and driving Ripplecom’s sales and marketing strategy.
Tom pictured above, is a graduate of the University of Limerick, where he received a BA and graduate diploma in Marketing. He has also completed a Diploma in Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Management with the Digital Marketing Institute and the Irish Internet Association.David Gilligan pictured above, is another vastly experienced telecoms professional. Most recently David was ICT Sales Director for Digicel Barbados. Previously he was a Senior Account Director with enet. He holds a BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering from DIT. As Director of Business Development, David will be helping Ripplecom achieve its ambitious targets to grow market share in the competitive business telecoms sector.

John McDonnell, CEO, Ripplecom commented, “We are delighted to announce two senior appointments to support the continued growth of our business. David Gilligan joins as Business Development Director, bringing with him over 20 years national and international telecoms experience. Tom Larkin joins as Head of Marketing and brings a wealth of agency and client side experience, including time spent in the telecoms industry. Together they will ensure that we are better positioned to provide our customers with complete and tailored business solutions for connectivity, voice, security and data backup.”