What about…Sheila Gilroy Collins, Donegal Creameries plc?
She's fulfilled her childhood ambition of only working in a job she loves, and describes herself as fun and positive - but is still holding out for a revolutionary Apple I-ron!
Print12 May 2010
What’s your job title?
Commercial marketing manager (Dairy Division)
Your favourite grocery shop?
Fallon & Byrne.
How long is your typical working day?
My office hours are 8.30am – 5.30pm but I travel quite a lot so it usually depends on where I am starting out from and where I am going!
How do you describe yourself?
Fun, positive, happy, hardworking, energetic, helpful, confident and curious.
What’s your favourite Irish product?
Donegal Creameries, delicious new range of organic yogurts of course!
What’s your favourite brand, outside of the brands you represent, and why?
Apple – The ibook, iphone, ipod… They are so useful and so user friendly.
What piece of legislation would you introduce/change?
Three day weekends!
What historical figure would you invite to dinner?
Van Gogh.
The best gift you ever received?
The surprise engagement ring from my husband!
What possession could you not live without?
My iphone.
What was your first job?
Child-minding when I was at school followed by bar work while I was a student. Professionally my first job was as an art director at DDFH&B advertising.
What was your childhood dream/ambition?
To only work in a job doing something I love.
What’s your ambition now?
To only work in a job doing something I love.
What’s the worst ad ever?
Cash for gold!
What’s your favourite ad at the moment?
The Weetabix ad with the horse and jockey!
Who is inspirational in Irish business?
Micheal O’Leary
In your opinion what’s the next big thing?
An Apple I-ron that will revolutionise ironing.
What (if anything) was the last thing you bought on the internet?
A lead to download images from our digital camera.
What’s your pet hate?
Bad manners.
What makes you laugh?
Listening to my kids’ conversations as they grow up and hearing people laughing in general.
Three essential grocery items you’d take with you for a week on a desert island?
Organic pasta, sun-dried tomatoes and Donegal Creameries delicious new range of organic yogurts
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