Louise O'Sullivan (businesswoman)
Louise O'Sullivan | |
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Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | CEO |
Organization | Anam Technologies |
Spouse | Peter O'Sullivan |
Children | 4 |
Louise O'Sullivan (born 1973)
Education
She received a degree in
Career
O'Sullivan entered the telecommunications industry in 1995, working for Aldiscon first in marketing and later in bid management, project management, and account management.[3] Although she lacked qualifications in the IT industry, she applied herself to learning on the job.[3] Following Aldiscon's acquisition by Logica in 1997, she was assigned to the UK market.[2]
In 1999, O'Sullivan left Logica to found Anam Technologies Ltd., raising €2m in seed money to develop the firm's
In 2003,[2] at age 30,[1] O'Sullivan left Anam to start a family. She went on to open a restaurant, a music business, and a media firm.[2] She returned to Anam in 2012.[2]
Honors
In 2015 O'Sullivan was named one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in European Tech by Inspiring Fifty.[6][7]
Personal
O'Sullivan is a vocal advocate for gender parity in the IT industry, writing articles and giving interviews on the subject.[3][8][9] She also speaks on the adjustments women and their spouses or partners must make in order to combine motherhood with a corporate career.[1][3]
She and her husband, Peter O'Sullivan,[1] have four children.[3]
Selected articles
- "What Can Gender Parity Ever Do for Us?" The Huffington Post, June 11, 2015
- "The value of gender parity in tech startups" Wired UK, July 7, 2014
- "The Rise of OTT Applications and the Threat to SMS" Business Computing World July 11, 2013
References
- ^ a b c d Madge, Aoife Stuart (15 August 2014). "Modern couples: Can they ever be successful at the same time?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Our People". Anam Technologies. 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Cook, Anna (2015). "How to be a CEO, mother and one of the top 50 women in European technology". WomenUP. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Sean (21 March 2014). "Making the most of what you've got". Telco-OTT Today. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ The Huffington Post. 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Meet the Fifty Most Inspiring Women in European Tech". Inspiring Fifty. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Irish Women In Euro Top 50". Women Mean Business. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Gothard, Peter (25 July 2014). "'Man up': What should women in IT really be fighting for?". Computing. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Louise (11 June 2015). "What Can Gender Parity Ever Do for Us?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links
- "CNBC Interview with Louise O’Sullivan – Are text messages a dying breed?" (video) April 21, 2015
- "The Bottom Line" (radio interview) BBC Radio 4, October 4, 2014