Barden Talent Advisory and Recruitment announces new partners at Munster hub (Sponsored)

Barden, Ireland's leading talent advisory and recruitment firm, is continuing to grow with the announcement of two new senior appointments at its Munster hub. 

Barden has appointment Denis Galvin as Partner, Senior Appointments and Life Sciences, and Tara Higgins as Partner, Business Support and Operational Finance, for Munster.  

These announcements reflect the firm’s continued growth and commitment to bringing the best service to clients and professionals in Cork, Munster and beyond.  

“When we started Barden, we wanted do things a bit differently. To achieve this, we had to work with extremely talented people, but endeavour to ensure that we could provide real opportunities for them in the future," said Jonathan Olden, Managing Partner, Barden Munster.  

"I am extremely proud of everyone at Barden that we have been able to provide such opportunities so far. The recent appointments of Tara and Denis as Partners are more than deserved. Their ambition and vision for what Barden can become pushes us all every day and I am extremely lucky to have them as colleagues. As they embark on their new journey, I wish them every bit of success and fun along the way."  

Accountant Denis Galvin joined Barden in 2018 having spent more than 10 years working in practice, multinational and start-up environments. An expert in recruitment, talent and career advisory, he leads Barden's life sciences team, partnering with global and indigenous businesses across the pharmaceutical, medical device, FMCG and agricultural sectors.  

Galvin specialises in senior appointments in finance, general management and executive leadership, while also collaborating with clients' leadership teams on people strategies and supporting the candidate community with career planning.  

A graduate of University College Cork, Tara Higgins began her career in finance before moving into recruitment in 2015. She joined Barden in April 2018 when the Munster office was in start-up mode and has since played a key role in helping the firm's Managing Partners to grow various areas of the Munster business. 

A core part of Higgin's new role will involve working directly with professionals in the areas of business support, human resources and operational finance, helping them to identify and map out their future career path, and secure their ideal roles. She will also partner with clients to build world-class teams in these, and other, areas. 

Commenting on the new appointments, Ed Heffernan, Managing Partner, Barden Ireland, said: "It's a source of great pride for us here at Barden, and for me personally, when key people step up and take on new challenges. Denis and Tara are exemplars of this. Their vision and ambition for Barden is what will shape the future of our talent advisory and recruitment practice over the coming years. It's a privilege for me to be here and to be a part of what they are creating."  

Barden is a partner-led talent advisory and recruitment firm consumed with supporting companies that really know the value of their people. Barden’s expertise covers accounting and tax, business support, financial services, legal, life sciences, supply chain and technology talent advisory and recruitment. Chartered Accountants specifically choose to join Barden in order to use their qualification in a different way. 

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