About
Trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young and worked on the recapitalisation of the Irish banking sector at the Irish Central Bank. Later managed a large infrastructure budget for the London 2012 Olympics and served as Commercial Director for digital agencies and media companies.
Experience
- KammaCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- DigitasLBiCommercial Director UK & International2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Proximity LondonSenior Commercial Manager2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic GamesFinancial Planning Manager2012London Area, United Kingdom
- Central Bank of IrelandBank Examiner - Supervision of a portfolio of banks2010 — 2012Dublin, Ireland
- Ernst & YoungAssistant Manager2005 — 2009Dublin, Ireland.
- Star Alliance Services, Frankfurt, GermanyAssistant Project Manager (Internship)2003Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Managing Large Budgets3Strategic Financial Planning6Stakeholder Management9Event Management7Sports Management2Sports4Managerial Finance12Relationship Management1Financial Analysis28Stakeholder Engagement2Risk Management25Risk Assessment6
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Financial RiskAnalysisProject PlanningAuditingFinanceForecastingFinancial PlanningChange ManagementFinancial ServicesManagementStrategyProject ManagementLanguages English · German
- Chartered Accountants Ireland - ACA Qualified — Chartered Accountants Ireland
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Colleagues at Kamma
Alex
Sales Development Representative at Kamma
Andrew Pepin
Senior Software Engineer at Kamma
Ben Tindall
Lead Engineer at Kamma
Diana
Executive Assistant & Operations Manager at Kamma
Gary Gale
Chief Technical Officer at Kamma
Jai
Licence Applications Specialist at Kamma
James
Lead Solutions Engineer at Kamma
James Clark
Data Analyst at Kamma
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Orla Shields?
- Trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young and worked on the recapitalisation of the Irish banking sector at the Irish Central Bank. Later managed a large infrastructure budget for the London 2012 Olympics and served as Commercial Director for digital agencies and media companies.
- Where does Orla Shields work?
- Orla Shields is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Kamma.
- Where did Orla Shields go to school?
- Orla Shields studied at Trinity College Dublin (BBS, Business); Trinity College Dublin (BBS, Business Economic and Social Studies with German).
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Shared employers
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