A Laois woman has become one of Bord Bia Talent Academy’s new recruits.
Eimear Gill from Portarlington is one of 69 new recruits to the Bord Bia Talent Academy – Bord Bia’s largest ever investment in talent acquisition for the Irish food and drink industry in its 25 year history.
The Talent Academy features four programmes run in conjunction with UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
It gives students the opportunity to gain professional food and drink industry experience while undertaking a Masters programme with UCD.
The new recruits take up roles in locations across the globe including Mexico, Vietnam, Tokyo, Dubai, New York, Stockholm and the UK.
Eimear will be based in Bord Bia’s New York office, one of 32 International Graduates who will work directly with Bord Bia, either in Dublin or in one of Bord Bia’s network of 14 overseas offices.
Nineteen Bord Bia Marketing Fellows will work on behalf of Irish food and drink companies overseas, wishing to grow exports.
Ten recruits will be placed overseas with multinational food and beverage organisations as Origin Green Ambassadors working to implement the principles of the Origin Green programme into their sustainability plans.
As part of the Retail and Foodservice Account Management programme, eight recruits will be placed in the UK, working with major UK retailers to secure business for Irish suppliers.
Following an immersion and study period of three to five weeks (depending on their chosen programme), the new recruits take up their roles around the world.
For the remainder of the programme, recruits will undergo block release modules with UCD Michael Smurfit and complete academic assignments that support real business and marketing projects.
Michael Murphy, Industry Talent Director at Bord Bia commented: “Investing in talent is a key priority for Bord Bia and through our talent programmes we are ensuring that we attract the best people into the food and drink industry.”
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