作者: Eddie O. Kelly

Eddie O”Kelly is the first Chairperson of EirGrid plc, the company that is being set up to become the Transmission System Operator in Ireland, and is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway. With qualifications in the fields of electrical, mechanical, industrial and management engineering, he was previously a Board member and Deputy Chairman of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and a Director of ESB International (ESBI), Director of a number of private companies and, until 1998, acted as Chairperson of the FÁS Retail Advisory Committee. He has wide experience of working with State bodies and private companies as a consultant.