Dangan Group has announced the appointment of Brian Whelan as managing director and plans to double its workforce with 40 new recruits over the next two-and-a-half years.
The Irish multi-service client solutions company operates a number of subsidiaries across recruitment (Dangan Group Recruitment), cleaning (Dangan Group Cleaning) and merchandising, in addition to Harper Finley Professional Recruitment and Merchandising Matters.
The company has offices in Dublin, Cork and a recently-opened location in Belfast, and its clients include RTÉ, Aldi, Panda, Musgrave and Fastway Couriers. With the 40 new full-time roles, Dangan anticipates it will add an additional 400 contract roles nationwide with its clients.
Whelan previously led the company's recruitment division, and he has also held management positions at REED Specialist Recruitment and the Irish Times.
Commenting on his appointment, Whelan said: "I am pleased to be stepping into this role at a time when our portfolio of business units is increasing, with the recent addition of Harper Finley Professional Recruitment and Merchandising Matters, and our customer base is growing at pace.
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"I hope to build on our recent successes as a Group and foster new relationships with stakeholders and customers as we continue to see Dangan Group develop.”
Harry Gleeson, chairman of Dangan Group, said: "The appointment of Brian to the role of managing director marks a pivotal moment for Dangan Group as we look to further invest in our business and our people.
"Brian is the right person to lead as we continue on our growth journey. We’re looking forward to working with new partners and hiring more employees across each of our units in Ireland.
"We know that Brian will be a success in his new role as he continues to support our regional and cross-country development and we look forward to seeing what the future will bring for Dangan Group."
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar congratulated the company on this "really signifcant expansion" and said it was "great to see an Irish company go from strength to strength and have such ambitious growth plans. It’s a great boost.”
Photo: Harry Gleeson (left) and Brian Whelan.
