Chief Operating Officer is one of the most complex senior management roles in organisations today. It embraces a range of disciplines, from Technology to Human Resources, from Legal to Risk. Yet, unlike other senior executive roles, there is no established framework or body of knowledge to support the COO.
This session is for you if you are:
- Considering a career as a broad-based professional, in sectors from finance to industry to not for profit
- Wondering what life as a COO (one of the most misunderstood professions) might be like
You will learn:
- Good character traits of a COO (and when it might not be a fit for you)
- The different types of COO and how they fit with the CEO
- Sixteen disciplines a COO needs to at least have a working knowledge of
Speaker:
Jennifer Geary is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience in finance, technology, risk and legal, across diverse industries from finance to not-for-profit. Jennifer is also an author, speaker and mentor to emerging businesses and serves as a mentor on the Enterprise Ireland Scale programme. She has attained qualification as a chartered accountant, PRINCE 2 practitioner, CISA and CISSP and most recently completed a course in Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing at NYU Stern.