Board
About INBA
Meet the board
H.E. Ambassador Brendan Rogers
Patron, Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Ambassador of Ireland to The Netherlands, H.E. Brendan Rogers is the patron of the INBA. Brendan has worked extensively in Africa with both the United Nations and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and was Director General of Ireland’s aid programme, Irish Aid from 2008 until 2014. Brendan opened Ireland’s new Embassy in Bangkok Thailand in 2014 and was also accredited as Ambassador to Myanmar. Ambassador Rogers returned to Dublin in 2018 as Deputy Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs and headed Ireland’s successful campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council. Brendan enjoys cycling and jogging (he jogged the New York and Boston marathons) with his spouse Ms. Kevin Doris Ejon and they are also interested in films, travel and media affairs.
Dr. Gordon R. Campbell
Chairman, Former Chief Executive Officer SPAR International
Dr. Gordon R. Campbell was Chief Executive Officer of SPAR International responsible for the world-wide development and co-ordination of the SPAR organisation until 31 December, 2015. SPAR is the world's largest organisation of independent retailers with over 12,000 SPAR stores in 35 countries. In 2015 SPAR had global annual retail sales of 33 billion. Dr. Campbell continues to contribute to SPAR’s worldwide success as an advisor to the Board to SPAR International.
Helen Finn
Treasurer, owner Top Admin Reporting Accounting (T.A.R.A.)
Helen Finn is an Interim Financial Controller who supports CFOs and Finance Directors with accounting, reporting and internal financial controls and processes. Since 2016 Helen provides services through her company Top Admin Reporting Accounting (T.A.R.A.). Most recently Helen relished the opportunity of managing Project Brexit raising awareness for the potential impact of Brexit on all aspects of the business.
Loes Hennephof
Secretary, Sales Manager – Europe North for Aer Lingus
Loes Hennephof is Manager Benelux for Aer Lingus and based in The Netherlands. The core activities are promoting and selling of Aer Lingus routes to Ireland and via Dublin to North America. Loes carried out many different roles within Aer Lingus and studied at the TIO in Hengelo.
Richard Engelkes
Board member, Interim Manager Amsterdam Branch & Sr. Market Advisor at Enterprise Ireland
Since 2018, Richard Engelkes works with Irish SMEs helping them accessing international markets. As a Senior Market Adviser in the BeNeLux office (based in Amsterdam, he has a particular focus on the broad Construction sector, Logistics and Supply Chain services. In August 2020 Richard became (interim) head of the Netherlands team working with colleagues in the Amsterdam and Brussels offices on a wide variety of sectors.
Frank Groome
Board member, Head of Economic, Trade and Multilateral Affairs at the Irish Embassy in The Netherlands
Frank Groome is Head of Economic, Trade and Multilateral Affairs at the Irish Embassy in The Netherlands. He has previously worked in various managerial posts in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and has worked in the United Nations Secretariat in New York.
Laura Crowley
Board member, Market Manager Bord Bia, The Netherlands
Laura Crowley is Manager of the Dutch market for Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board. Born in Cork and raised in Dublin, she has been living in the Netherlands since 2003. Laura holds a Masters in International Marketing from UCD Smurfit Business School, as well as archaeology-related degrees from University College Dublin and Leiden University.
Hildagarde McCarville
Board member, Chief Executive Officer Veolia Nederland B.V.
Hildagarde is the CEO of Veolia in the Netherlands, and a non-executive director of Veolia in Ireland. Veolia actively supports cities and industries to become more sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint by managing, optimizing, recovering and reusing key resources such as energy, water and air. Prior to that Hildagarde spent 10 years working with the I.T. services sector. Hildagarde, a native of Co. Monaghan has lived in the Netherlands for the last 8 years.
JP McAllister
founding partner
of GrowEurBusiness
JP McAllister is a founding partner of GrowEurBusiness, a business consultancy based in Amsterdam helping businesses move and expand to the Netherlands and EU. Originally from Waterford, JP has lived 30 years in the Netherlands, much of that period working internationally in various business development and finance director roles. JP is married to Ingrid, a Dutch national, and they have two sons, Tom and Finn.
Moira Gallagher
Project manager
Since 2019, Moira Gallagher works part time with the Ireland Netherlands Business Association (INBA) in a Projects role. Moira’s professional background has always been stakeholder focused, gaining experience within the Packaging, Airline and Financial services sectors. She achieve her MSc. in Project & Programme Management from the University of Limerick in 2018 and is now passionately navigating the Salesforce ecosystem.