Paul McArdle joined the then named The Accountants Panel in October 1991, recruited by Brendan Burgess, the original founder. Paul has helped grow The Panel to becoming one of the country’s most respected professional recruitment firms. Paul has particularly deep sectoral knowledge of the finance recruitment area and manages his own portfolio of clients, recruiting across the C-suite in Ireland and overseas. He is seen as a trusted advisor by candidates and clients alike.
Highly networked, Paul has recruited talent across different industries and different geographies. He is a member of Ireland Gateway to Europe and travels to the U.S. annually to promote Irish business interests. Paul also supports a number of other initiatives as well as doing some mentoring.
Paul is a columnist with The Currency, writing on all things Talent & HR related. He collates the bi-annual Candidate Sentiment Survey with The Currency and also participates on podcasts and radio talking all things recruitment. He is passionate about recruitment technology and is trying to get a handle on AI and how it impacts talent now and in the future.
Paul recruits across all “C-Suite” levels in industry.
Fun fact: Paul’s mother sent in his CV to Brendan Burgess after seeing a small ad in The Irish Times…
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