People
Our people are experienced Business and IT Consultants, bringing a broad knowledge base and wide ranging expertise and capabilities from diverse backgrounds.
Directors
David Dalton – Managing Director and Head of Business Consulting
David is Managing Director of Curach Consulting and also heads up our Business Consulting stream. David has over 25 years of consulting experience including 15 years in Accenture where he led the Strategy Consulting Practice. David joined Curach Consulting in 2005 bringing an extensive financial and banking consultancy profile.
Michael Branagan – Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Michael is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been one of Ireland's leading entrepreneurs for more than ten years. He set up and ran Indigo and Unison, two of the earliest internet service providers (ISPs) in the Irish market place. He was a member of the governments inaugural Information Society Steering Committee set up to deal with Ireland's strategic approach to the Information Society. Michael previously worked with PriceWaterhouse Coopers in London. He spent several years with GE Capital in both the UK and Ireland at Board level, and was highly successful in introducing new work practices and technology into the bank.
Bruce Curtis – Director and Head of IT Consulting
Bruce is the Director responsible for the Curach IT Consulting stream. With over 25 years experience working in the financial and software industry, Bruce brings significant expertise in programme and project management consultancy and services delivery to Curach Consulting.
John Knox – Director
John is a founding Director of Curach Consulting. John has over 20 years extensive experience in IT both in Ireland and abroad and spent many years with Oracle Corporation as a principal consultant and manager of Oracle Consulting in Dublin. John's combination of sector knowledge, business systems expertise and technical know-how was brought to Curach Consulting in 2001, and has ensured that we have grown to the success story we are today.
Principal Consultants
Dave Reynolds – Business Operating Model/Outsourcing
David heads up the Business Operating Model and Outsourcing practice at Curach. David previously worked with Accenture in their Financial Services group, where he managed business system implementations and operating model redesigns, as well as outsourcing solution architecture. With over 8 years’ experience in the Business and IT Consulting industry, David brings a wealth of Consulting expertise to Curach.
Mike Henderson – Database Administration/Security
Mike has a justifiable reputation as one of the top Oracle consulting DBAs in Ireland. His time with Curach Consulting has supplemented a distinguished 18 year career in IT including several years with Oracle Corporation. Mike’s roles have encompassed development, database administration and consultancy, but the ability to deliver optimised database performance through expert and innovative design is his hallmark.