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About me:

Kenneth Carroll was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin College of Catering. Professional qualifications include a Masters of Arts degree, honours Bachelor of Science degree in Management, Higher Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management and associate membership of the Institute of Management Accountants. He is also a fellow of the Irish Hospitality Institute, the Marketing Institute of Ireland and the British Association of Hospitality Accountants.

Kenneth has held several important managerial positions in his career including that of Sales and Operations Director of the firm founded by his father John D Carroll. Following the acquisition by a large multi-national catering organization Kenneth decided to establish his own company, Carroll Food Services Ltd. in 1994.

In his role as Managing Director of Carroll Food Services he has directed the growth of the Company into one of the largest independent contract Catering companies in Ireland, with operations throughout the country with a venture also in the Channel Islands, where the Company operates catering facilities and a catering staff agency.
Career highlights and credits include;
 1989 Elected to Membership of the Marketing Institute and served as a member of the Eastern Region Committee 2002- 2005 (Awarded Fellowship in 2007)
 1986 Member of Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) (Awarded fellowship in 1999)
 1992 – 2000 Member of IHI National Council (1994-1995 member of Executive Committee)
 1994-1996 IHCI Representative on CERT’s Trainee Management Programme
 1997 Chairman of CERT Programme Development and Assessment Committee
 Guest Lecturer in Catering Technology at DIT Dublin
 Member of Institute of Directors
 Member of Irish Management Institute (IMI)
 2001-2003 Chairman IMI Dublin Region
 1990 –1992 / 2001-2003/2005-2007/2007 to date Member of IMI Council
 1999 to date Chairman of Association of Irish Contract Caterers
 2001to date Representative for Ireland for the European Federation of Contract Catering Organisations (FERCO)
 Committee member on FERCO Food Safety Committee
 Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors

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