What CEOs learn from board roles: An interview with Margaret Sweeney, CEO at Ires Reit and NED at Dalata Hotel Group
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What CEOs learn from board roles: An interview with Margaret Sweeney, CEO at Ires Reit and NED at Dalata Hotel Group

Margaret Sweeney shares how her role as a board member in the hospitality industry has influenced her role as a CEO of a housing industry company.
Stafford Bagot

In this video, Heidrick & Struggles’ Stafford Bagot speaks to Margaret Sweeney, CEO at Ires Reit and NED at Dalata Hotel Group, about how her role as a board member in the hospitality industry has influenced her role as a CEO of a housing industry company. Sweeney talks about how working across different industries has made her a better leader, as well as how the different perspectives of a board seat and CEO role have made her a more forward-looking leader. She also discusses the importance of gender diversity and shares how being one of the few Irish women leading a publicly listed company influences how she operates. Finally, she shares how she approaches matters of ESG and sustainability as a CEO in the housing industry.

About the interviewer

Stafford Bagot (sbagot@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Dublin office and the regional managing partner in charge of operations in Ireland.

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