Margaret Hearty was appointed to the role of Chief Executive of InterTradeIreland in April 2021. InterTradeIreland is the cross-border body established to provide leadership advice and support to maximise export growth opportunities through greater cross-border collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship and trade.
Margaret is an experienced Business Leader. Before being appointed to the role of CEO, Margaret worked with InterTradeIreland for over twenty years leading the development and delivery of its range of innovative business supports. She has been a member of the organisation’s Senior Management Team for over eleven years. Margaret's career spans two decades of experience working with entrepreneurs, small & medium sized enterprises and start-up businesses. She has extensive experience designing innovative solutions and supports for business.
Margaret is highly networked within the all-island economic policy and business eco-system and has extensive experience of working collaboratively with multiple partners.
Margaret is a business and marketing graduate and has a MBA.