She will be responsible for the financial operations of Saongroup companies including Candidate Manager, Ireland's leading provider of recruitment management software, and a number of leading recruitment websites in the UK, Caribbean, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Catherine previously worked in KPMG Dublin for nearly four years where she trained as a Chartered Accountant in the Financial Services Audit department.

Marks & Spencer has announced the appointment of Stewart Nisbet as Head of Foods, Ireland.

Stewart has worked in Marks & Spencer since 1984 and has held senior roles in both Store and Area management. Over his 23 years with the company, he has also had appointments in the Food Buying Team and Store Operations in the UK.

He will be responsible for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland food business and will be looking to extend the sourcing of local Irish product.