Padraig McKenna
Partner
After 17 years of self-employment in a variety of consulting roles, Padraig has gained the trust of the industry by proving time and time again that he can deliver incredible results. Before founding the decade-long consulting firm Vfecto, Padraig took on big roles ranging from Project Engineering to Project Management in companies like Bombardier, Solectron and Vitec. Since then he has consulted on projects for APV, Invensys, McCarthy & Stone, Balfour Beatty, Cuisine de France and Valeo Foods. Examples of his impact include optimising supply chain efficiency across Central and Eastern Europe, leading business transformation for PE-owned firms in Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Italy, and facilitating business consolidations in North America and China. By becoming a trusted advisor and partner, customers regularly ask Padraig to return and support further improvement projects, as he guarantees results.
Padraig’s diverse set of skills and experience allows him to bring perspective and innovation that simply isn’t possible to generate in-house. His conviction is that true business transformation must start with the people involved and is subsequently passionate about enabling team-members to realise their full-potential and act on it.