About
Executive with a career at Google, Fitbit, Harman and Philips, now advising leaders, boards and startups. He is a board member of Enterprise Ireland where he chairs the Investment Portfolio Review Committee.
Experience
- Enterprise IrelandNon Executive Director & Chair IPRCcurrent2024 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- The Model, Home of The Niland CollectionBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSligo, County Sligo, Ireland
- Teac DamsaBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentDingle, Ireland
- Hawk's Well TheatreBoard Member2018 — 2024Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
- GoogleVice President Google, MD Fitbit International2021 — 2023Dublin, Ireland
- FitbitSVP, MD Fitbit International2017 — 2023Dublin, Ireland
- FitbitVP, MD Fitbit EMEA2016 — 2017Dublin, Ireland
- HARMAN InternationalHARMAN Career Summary (SVP, SVP/GM, VP/GM)2010 — 2016Shenzhen, Guangdong, China & Sillicon Valley, California, USA
- HARMAN InternationalSenior Vice President, Innovation & Product Strategy2015 — 2016Shenzhen, Guangdong, China & Sillicon Valley, California, USA
- HARMAN InternationalSenior Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Strategic Business Unit (SBU)2011 — 2015Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- HARMAN InternationalVice President & General Manager, Global Category Management & Product Development2010 — 2011Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Philips Career Summary: (From IC Designer to SVP Global Marketing TV)1986 — 2010Europe & The United States
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Senior Vice President Global Marketing Television2008 — 2010Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Senior Vice President & Regional Business Manager TV Europe2007 — 2008Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Senior Vice President & General Manager Premier Business Model Europe2005 — 2007The Randstad, Netherlands
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Senior Vice President & General Manager Premier Business Model North America2004 — 2005Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Senior Vice President & General Manager Television North America2000 — 2003Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Vice President Marketing Audio North America 1998 - 2000 & Director of Marketing 1996 - 19971996 — 2000Knoxville, Tennessee Area & Greater Atlanta Georgia Area USA
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Global Product Strategy & Planning Director1990 — 1996Eindhoven
- Philips (Divisions: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Lifestyle, North America, Electronics)Integrated Circuit Designer1986 — 1989Eindhoven
Skills & more
Strategy88Leadership14Management29Consumer Electronics44Building Great Teams5Product Management89Product Marketing99Global Markets1Strategic Partnerships59Start-ups23Talent Development1Executive Coaching1
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Product DevelopmentTurn Around ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct LaunchCompetitive AnalysisMarketing StrategySupply ChainPublic RelationsBusiness StrategyDigital MarketingEntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesLanguages Dutch · English
From Des's professional profile.
Colleagues at Enterprise Ireland
Alejandra Pereda
Cogestora de IB Impact Debt - Cogestora de IB Impact Direct Debt at Impact Bridge Asset Management SGIIC SA
Ann O’Connor
Investor at Enterprise Ireland
Anne Lanigan
Divisional Manager - Local Enterprise & Regions at Enterprise Ireland
Carol Gibbons
Divisional Manager - Client Solutions at Enterprise Ireland
Christine Cullen
Investor at Enterprise Ireland
Conor Hanley
Investor at Enterprise Ireland
Dermot Mulligan
Investor at Enterprise Ireland
Dónal Rooney
Investor at Enterprise Ireland
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Des Power?
- Executive with a career at Google, Fitbit, Harman and Philips, now advising leaders, boards and startups. He is a board member of Enterprise Ireland where he chairs the Investment Portfolio Review Committee.
- Where does Des Power work?
- Des Power is at Enterprise Ireland.
- Where did Des Power go to school?
- Des Power studied at INSEAD (AMP, Advanced Management Program (AMP)); Trinity College Dublin (MSc, Microelectronics); Trinity College Dublin (BA BAI, Engineering).
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Also attended Trinity College Dublin147
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,782
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