ABOUT
Daire Coffey

Daire is a highly experienced executive coach, mentor and non-executive director who has a passion for developing individuals and teams to maximise their leadership and business potential.
A Chartered Director, she brings a wealth of experience, skills and insight to her clients from over 25+ years holding general management, international marketing and leadership roles both in Ireland and EU. Daire understands what it takes to make a business vibrant and profitable, and also how to help clients move past both inner and outer obstacles to find new ways of looking at themselves, engage their stakeholders, build a sustainable business while gaining personal fulfilment in the process.
An avid learner and an exceptional connector, Daire is a member of Institute of Directors, European Mentoring & Coaching Council and the International Institute of European Affairs (IIEA). She co-authored 'Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - A Leadership Imperative!', published by ManagementBriefs in English & Chinese.
"Daire understands what it takes to make a business vibrant and profitable, and also how to help clients move past both inner and outer obstacles to find new ways of looking at themselves, their businesses, engage their team and stakeholders, build a sustainable business while gaining personal fulfilment in the process".
SPECIALITIES
HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE | STAKEHOLDER & TEAM ENGAGEMENT | STRATEGY | MARKETING |CULTURE/ESG
SECTORS
LIFE SCIENCES | WELLBEING | HEALTHCARE | RENEWABLES | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | EXPORT
Experience Highlights:
- 25 years + experience running her own business, leading teams and developing brands both in Ireland and Internationally
- Export Marketing Experience in Dublin and Brussels partnering Irish businesses to scale internationally (Enterprise Ireland and Quaestus)
- Marketing/Brand Director and General Manager roles at United Drug plc
- Facilitator/Coach on various executive leadership programmes at IMI, UCD and HPC Global
- Mentor with Dublin City Enterprise Board (now LEO) and WXN
- Co-author of 'Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - A Leadership Imperative!' published in English and Chinese
- Directorships include: ReganWall, Pemberton (United Drug plc), Amawele, Alexandra College.
Professional Development & Skills
- Chartered Director (IOD): Finance, Governance, Strategy & Leadership
- Diploma in Executive Coaching (IMI, EMCC accredited)
- Licensed Practitioner of world-class leadership assessments: Insights Discovery©, Myers Briggs©, Emotional Capital Report (ECR) and EQi 2.0 360©
- MasterPractitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Post Grad Diploma: Strategy & Marketing (Insead and MII)
- MasterTrainer accreditation MasterTrainer Institute, Geneva
- Excellent cultural acumen and working languages: French, Spanish & Italian
- Member of Institute of Directors (IOD), European Mentoring and Coaching Council(EMCC) & Institute of International Affairs (IIEA)