ERP Ireland Team
MARTIN TOBIN
FEARGAL MURRAY
YVONNE HOLMES
BERNIE O’BRIEN
MARTIN TOBIN
General Manager
Martin Tobin is the General Manager for the European Recycling Platform (ERP) in Ireland. In his role, Tobin is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of ERP’s WEEE and Waste Battery collection strategy across the country as well as looking for new opportunities and strategic partnerships to further ERP’s work.
Martin joined ERP from Alcatel Lucent, where he held a number of senior roles since he joined the company in 2003. Most recently he was employed as Global Reverse Supply Chain Manager for the company’s EMEA division. Prior to this he worked in a number of roles including Operations Manager in Benchmark Electronics, Production Control Manager with Stratus Computers and Manufacturing Systems Consultant with Mentec International.
FEARGAL MURRAY
Operations Manager
Feargal Murray is responsible for providing engineering and technical support to ERP’s members and partners in Ireland and the UK. One of his first tasks was to develop and roll out the waste battery collection programme to members across the country. He is also charged with coordinating the company’s WEEE strategy in Ireland and the retailer’s registration programme.
Feargal joined ERP from a major capital equipment manufacturer in the semiconductor industry. He has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry in Ireland and abroad. He holds a Masters degree in an environmentally related discipline and a Bachelors degree in Integrated Manufacturing Systems.
YVONNE HOLMES
Corporate Communications
Yvonne Holmes heads up corporate communications at ERP Ireland and is responsible for devising the company’s marketing and public relations strategy. One of her key achievements to date was organising ERP’s All Ireland event in November 2008 which was attended by leading experts in WEEE Management, members and local authorities throughout Ireland. This year, Yvonne’s primary focus is to roll out a new marketing campaign to reinvigorate ERP’s free recycling days and raise awareness of WEEE recycling amongst schools.
Previously Yvonne held corporate communications roles in HP Ireland, Oracle and Siebel Systems where she managed programmes at a local and EMEA level. She holds a BA degree in International Marketing and Languages and a postgraduate diploma in Public Relations.
BERNIE O’BRIEN
Membership Administrator
Bernie O’Brien manages the registration and financial aspects of the membership programme at ERP Ireland and ERP UK. She joined the company in 2007 and since then has coordinated a new invoicing system at an Irish and UK level. As part of her role, Bernie acts as a liaison between members and the EPA on various compliancy issues.
Previously Bernie worked as Sales Co-ordinator for a multinational.
