Barry

Brennan

Business Owner

Business Owner

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Expertise

Business Strategy
Sales & Growth
Change Management
Leadership

About

Barry Brennan is a seasoned commercial leader with 30+ years’ experience across strategy, marketing, general management, and business transformation in multinational organisations. He has developed strong expertise as a mentor to Irish SMEs (typically €10–50 million), supporting leadership teams on growth strategy, commercial focus, and scaling operations across diverse sectors. His international career spans media and consumer goods industries, with experience across Ireland, the UK, Europe, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and the United States. Barry specialises in strategy, product development, sales leadership, and change management, and currently advises businesses across sectors including agri-food, transport, industrial equipment, software, and publishing.

Work History

Business Owner, Senior Executive Director

Brennan Consulting

2011

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Present

Group Marketing Director

Independent News & Media (INM)

1995

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2005

Marketing Director

Wrangler Jeans (VF Corporation)

1992

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1995