Raiseaconcern.com

 

Managing Director: Philip Brennan

The Founder and Managing Director of Raiseaconcern is Philip Brennan.

Philip is well known and widely respected in the field of regulation, compliance and business ethics. He is a former President of the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland and is a former President of the Irish Tax Institute.

Philip worked at a senior level for many years in financial services. As part of that role, Philip oversaw a whistleblowing process. He learned considerably from this and oversaw the investigation into a number of high profile key control failures - failures that in many cases were identified by staff and others who raised concerns.

Philip has interacted directly with whistleblowers over the years. He knows what motivates them to have the courage to speak up. He understands their fears and concerns.

Likewise, Philip has dealt with senior management and Directors and knows how important it is that they are aware of and understand their responsibilities regarding whistleblowing. He knows the business benefits of having an open culture where each employee is encouraged to speak up about what is on their mind.

Philip also understands regulation and how to build systems and processes to mitigate the risk of regulatory failure. He has dealt with the consequences of regulatory failure by business lines and has interacted with senior regulators in identifying and reporting issues and reaching acceptable outcomes.

Philip oversees the operations at Raiseaconcern and is actively involved at all levels.  He leads the client development function and advises organisations on whistleblowing scheme set up.  Philip is also actively involved in listening to employees who have concerns about wrongdoing and providing them with guidance. He also leads and directs independent investigations across a range of areas (including Dignity at Work) in the public and private sector and also undertakes dispute resolution.

Philip holds a Professional Diploma in Compliance from University College Dublin and an MSc in Business Administration from University of Dublin, Trinity College. He is also a Fellow of the Irish Tax Institute (FITI) and a Fellow of the Compliance Institute (FCI).

Client Executive/Senior Workplace Investigator: Claire MacInerney

Our Client Executive is Claire MacInerney.  

Claire advises client organisations during whistleblowing scheme set up and works with them on the development of their policy and procedures.  She provides training, guidance and ongoing support services to Administration Users and is the key contact point for client organisations in this area.

Claire is also an experienced senior workplace investigator who has conducted numerous investigations in the public and private sector across a range of subjects, but specialising in the area of dignity at work.

Claire is a graduate of Dublin City University with a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.

Senior Workplace Investigator: Frieda Ryan

Frieda is a Forensic Investigator with specialist skills in the investigation of workplace wrongdoing, white collar, regulatory and financial crime.  She has over 15 years’ experience leading, managing and conducting workplace and customer focused investigations.  Recognised for her ability to analyse complex issues, for her attention to detail in compiling evidence, for relationship building, for the clarity of her communication and for her report writing skills, the standard of Frieda’s investigation reports have been commented on positively by a judge and external lawyers while enabling internal lawyers and executive management of employers to efficiently make sound decisions based on quality of her reports.

Among her qualifications, Frieda relevantly holds an Advanced Diploma in Corporate, White Collar and Regulatory Crime; a Professional Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention and a Professional Diploma in Compliance.

Senior Workplace Investigator: Marie McCarthy

Marie has over 22 years experience as a HR Specialist, including 8 years as a workplace investigator.  Marie has conducted numerous investigations in such areas as Dignity at Work (Bullying, Harassment & Sexual Harassment), Grievances, Disciplinary matters, Trust in Care (under the HSE Trust in Care Policy) as well as Breaches of Policy and Procedure.  Her HR management skills and practical management experience of having operated as a HR Business Partner bring added benefit to her skills. 

As well as broad ranging experience, Marie has specific experience in the healthcare sector and holds a Masters in Leadership from the RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management, a Business Studies Degree, specisalising in Human Resources and a Certificate in handling Employment Law Issues.  Marie is also a qualified Mediator.

Specialist Workplace Investigator: Rob Michael

Rob is a Specialist Workplace Investigator at Raiseaconcern Investigate.

Rob has extensive experience providing employment law advice and workplace conflict solutions to individuals and businesses in the public and private sectors. His primary focus is conducting workplace investigations, and he has also been actively involved in the areas of Human Rights and Children’s Rights.

Rob’s qualifications include a BA, MA, BCL, LLM in law. He is qualified as a Mediator with the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland and as an Arbitrator and has studied in University College Dublin, Queen’s University Belfast, EUI Florence, Yale School of Management, Irish Management Institute and Harvard School of Business. Rob also has extensive experience in providing training solutions to individuals and corporations.

Investigation Support Manager/Confidential recipient: Deirdre Doyle

Deirdre supports all aspects of the work of Raiseaconcern  and also acts as confidential recipient for employee disclosures.

She has 20 years experience working at management level as a human resources professional in capacities such as HR Business Partnership, Organisational Development, Resourcing, Compensation & Benefits and delivery of eHR technology projects and workplace investigations.

Deirdre has a BA in Business Studies (HR), a Diploma in Personnel Management and a Graduate Diploma in Career Guidance & Counselling.

Investigation Support Manager: Antoinette Doorey

Antoinette supports all aspects of the work of Raiseaconcern and also acts as confidential recipient for employee disclosures.

She has over 20 years experience working at management level both as an executive assistant and as a human resources professional in roles such as HR Business Partnership, Recruitment & Resourcing as well as Compensation & Benefits.  Antoinette is vastly experienced in office organisation and administration.

Antoinette has a Certificate in Personnel Practice (CIPD) and is a Member of CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).

Investigation Support Manager/Confidential recipient: Louise O'Donoghue

Louise supports all aspects of the work of Raiseaconcern and also acts as confidential recipient for employee disclosures.

She has over 20 years’ experience working at a management level within human resources roles such as HR Business Partnership, Recruitment Management, Compensation and Benefits as well as Workplace Investigations.   

Louise has broad experience across multiple industries including FMCG, hospitality and manufacturing sectors.

Louise holds a Business Studies degree specialising in Human Resources, as well as a Diploma in Industrial Relations. 

Investigation Assistant Manager: Edel O'Shea

Edel supports all aspects of the work of Raiseaconcern.  She is an experienced executive assistant and highly competent at accurately reflecting the record of interviews with the parties to workplace investigations and in Report assembly and production.

Edel holds a BA (Hons) in Geography and Sociology from NUI Maynooth and a BA (Hons) in Human Resources Management from the National College of Ireland.  She also holds a Professional Diploma in Compliance from UCD.