Atlas Copco Compressors appoints Micheál McGuinness to manage growth strategy in Ireland
23 August 2017
Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Micheál McGuinness as Country Manager for its Compressor Technique business in Ireland. In this role, he will seek to strengthen the position of Atlas Copco as a market leader in the country.
Micheál explains his mission as:
To make sure we build upon our strong local economy and sales organisation to achieve further sustainable profitable growth across all Atlas Copco divisions in Ireland. Our strategy is designed to gain market share by focusing on sales of our core and new products, systems and services.
A major focus of his new role will be to ensure that customers benefit fully from Atlas Copco’s service offering and maintain the safe, efficient and effective operation of their equipment over the long term.
We want to help our customers protect their investment in high quality machinery and avoid unexpected situations while also increasing their uptime
Atlas Copco Ireland has recently launched several new compressed air, industrial gas and rough vacuum products. This includes extending its range of super-efficient GHS VSD+ vacuum pumps, which now offer flow rates up to 5004 m3/h. In addition, the company has invested heavily in its local sales and marketing team, including deploying new CRM and ERP systems, and continues to develop its direct and indirect sale channels to deliver sustainable productivity to their customers.
McGuinness is originally from Monaghan in Ireland. He holds a BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Before joining Atlas Copco, he worked as as Project Team Leader for Diona in Australia and as a Service Engineer for AM Technical Solutions at Intel in Ireland. McGuiness has been with Atlas Copco since 2010. During this time, he has held a number of different positions including Purchaser, Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer and Product/Logistics Engineer. For the last three years McGuiness has been Business Line Manager for Atlas Copco’s aftermarket business in Ireland.
Outside of work, Mc Guinness plays tag rugby and soccer. He follows many sports, with a special interest in GAA, football and rugby, and also enjoys reading and listening to music.
Editor's Notes:
Atlas Copco Ireland is the Ireland sales and service operation of the Atlas Copco Group providing oil-free and oil-injected stationary air compressors, gas and process compressors, vacuum pumps, turbo expanders, nitrogen generators, air treatment equipment (such as compressed air dryers, coolers, and filters) air management systems, and custom designed engineered packages. Atlas Copco Compressors’ sales and distribution network means that specialist compressed air advice and service is always within easy reach. A team of service engineers operates across the country, to ensure maximum running efficiency and minimum downtime at its customers' sites. In Ireland, Atlas Copco also handles the sales and marketing of construction and mining equipment, portable compressors and electric power generators, industrial power tools and assembly systems – all backed up by a nationwide sales, distribution, service and maintenance network. Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2016, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 101 (BEUR 11) and about 45,000 employees. Learn more at www.atlascopco.com. For all of the latest news follow us on Twitter via @AtlasCopcoUKIRE, connect with us on Facebook and Google+ or find our Atlas Copco UK & Ireland LinkedIn company page. For further editorial information contact Nick Henderson on +44 1582 393120. For product or sales enquiries please contact +353 1 4505978 or +44 2892606400. For further company information contact Rachel O’Connor on +353 1 4262700 Telephone numbers for publication: +353 1 4505978 or +44 2892606400 E-mail address for publication: compressor.sales@ie.atlascopco.com Website address for publication: www.atlascopco.ie