Aongus Hegarty, Ex President of Dell Technologies

Aongus Hegarty is a renowned business leader and seasoned board member with over 35 years of global experience, most notably as President for International Markets at Dell Technologies, where he led operations across 170+ countries.A passionate advocate for business innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, leadership, and gender balance, he co-chaired the Irish government’s Balance for Better Business initiative for three years.Aongus is the Founder & Director of Lakeside Capital LTD and serves on the Global Advisory Council for VentureWave Capital. He is a board member of the University of Limerick Foundation and Special Olympics Ireland and on the Munster Rugby Commercial Advisory Group. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick.Honoured with a Life Fellowship by the Irish Management Institute in 2019 and recipient of the prestigious Whitaker Award from the Irish Academy of Management in 2024, Aongus continues to shape the future of business and leadership.Doug D Gordon spent 21 years as a C-level executive where he was recognised in the Times and Independent national newspapers for my work. Since leaving the corporate world in 2018 he has been honoured with 5 awards for keynote speaking, coaching, mental health work and growing a consulting and training business. He also has been a national radio presenter and podcaster in Ireland for over 5 years interviewing over 300 people including sports stars, film stars, NY Times bestsellers and top business leaders to find out what makes people successful in life and how they did it. This led him on to writing his book. He also played national league premier division hockey in Belgium, England and Ireland captaining and coaching international players.✅ 5X Award-Winning Speaker, Trainer & Coach✅ 97+ LinkedIn Recommendations from top executives & teams (including from C-level in Dell, Samsung, CitiBank).✅ National radio presenter for over 5 years interviewing political heads, NY Times bestsellers, Sports stars, film stars and well known business leaders✅ Proven Results with FTSE 100 & Fortune 500 companies, elite sports teams & high-growth businesses✅ 21 Years in Finance / fund management: C-Level leadership, sales growth & business leadership strategy (Fidelity, Lazard, HSBC, Aviva, Columbia Threadneedle & Davy)✅Recognised corporate sales success in the national press (Times & Independent).✅ International Bestselling Author & Global Speaker featured in The Times, The Independent, many magazines, TEDx & hundreds of top business summits✅ Keynotes at Institute of Directors Global Convention x2, Cambridge University x2, Stanford, London Investment Summit, National Workplace Wellbeing Summit, Wealth Summit, Thrive conference & many more.dougdgordon.com