Darren Butler
Chief Operating Officer at Capital Entertainment & Leisure- Claim this Profile
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Georgina Kearney
During the time I worked with Darren, I found him to be an experienced and courageous leader. I saw him design and implement strategies that grew gross margin on core products, and resulted in a significant increase in weekly banking figures. He has excellent people skills and developed a high-performance management team across the clubs. He also has sharp finance skills, which he used to analyse investment and expansion opportunities, which further contributed to company growth.
Andrea Buckley
I reported directly into Darren in the Newbridge region during my time as SOM where he held the position of SOE. Darren is an extremely supportive manager, a go-to person who gave guidance and focused on getting the best out of his management team. We worked extremely close together developing plans and strategy to grow the business. He was a great leader always driving me to outperform targets. Darren got results through people as he always listened to feedback, and assisted me in taking on challenges to broaden my experience. One of his best traits is that he can take a vision, bring it to life and get the team behind him to deliver results that you never thought possible. He never let me down as a manager and I would be privileged to work under him again.
Georgina Kearney
During the time I worked with Darren, I found him to be an experienced and courageous leader. I saw him design and implement strategies that grew gross margin on core products, and resulted in a significant increase in weekly banking figures. He has excellent people skills and developed a high-performance management team across the clubs. He also has sharp finance skills, which he used to analyse investment and expansion opportunities, which further contributed to company growth.
Andrea Buckley
I reported directly into Darren in the Newbridge region during my time as SOM where he held the position of SOE. Darren is an extremely supportive manager, a go-to person who gave guidance and focused on getting the best out of his management team. We worked extremely close together developing plans and strategy to grow the business. He was a great leader always driving me to outperform targets. Darren got results through people as he always listened to feedback, and assisted me in taking on challenges to broaden my experience. One of his best traits is that he can take a vision, bring it to life and get the team behind him to deliver results that you never thought possible. He never let me down as a manager and I would be privileged to work under him again.
Georgina Kearney
During the time I worked with Darren, I found him to be an experienced and courageous leader. I saw him design and implement strategies that grew gross margin on core products, and resulted in a significant increase in weekly banking figures. He has excellent people skills and developed a high-performance management team across the clubs. He also has sharp finance skills, which he used to analyse investment and expansion opportunities, which further contributed to company growth.
Andrea Buckley
I reported directly into Darren in the Newbridge region during my time as SOM where he held the position of SOE. Darren is an extremely supportive manager, a go-to person who gave guidance and focused on getting the best out of his management team. We worked extremely close together developing plans and strategy to grow the business. He was a great leader always driving me to outperform targets. Darren got results through people as he always listened to feedback, and assisted me in taking on challenges to broaden my experience. One of his best traits is that he can take a vision, bring it to life and get the team behind him to deliver results that you never thought possible. He never let me down as a manager and I would be privileged to work under him again.
Georgina Kearney
During the time I worked with Darren, I found him to be an experienced and courageous leader. I saw him design and implement strategies that grew gross margin on core products, and resulted in a significant increase in weekly banking figures. He has excellent people skills and developed a high-performance management team across the clubs. He also has sharp finance skills, which he used to analyse investment and expansion opportunities, which further contributed to company growth.
Andrea Buckley
I reported directly into Darren in the Newbridge region during my time as SOM where he held the position of SOE. Darren is an extremely supportive manager, a go-to person who gave guidance and focused on getting the best out of his management team. We worked extremely close together developing plans and strategy to grow the business. He was a great leader always driving me to outperform targets. Darren got results through people as he always listened to feedback, and assisted me in taking on challenges to broaden my experience. One of his best traits is that he can take a vision, bring it to life and get the team behind him to deliver results that you never thought possible. He never let me down as a manager and I would be privileged to work under him again.
Experience
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Capital Entertainment & Leisure
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Ireland
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Gambling Facilities and Casinos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Nov 2018 - Present
I manage one of the largest commercial land-based Retail Bingo and Gaming operators in Ireland. I steer many aspects including retail operations, finance, purchasing, marketing, and HR functions by leading cross-functional teams. I design and execute strategic growth plan that is mainly focused on venue portfolio enhancement, systems improvement, and new team development.
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Head Of Operations/Operations Manager
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Jun 2016 - Nov 2018
Oversaw day-to-day operations of four venues managing 80+ team members.
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Self Employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Consultant
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2014 - 2015
Served at Wert Consulting, Dublin, Ireland as a Part Time Business Consultant during MBA from 2014 – 2015 Served at Wert Consulting, Dublin, Ireland as a Part Time Business Consultant during MBA from 2014 – 2015
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Lidl Ireland
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Ireland
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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2012 - 2013
Gained diverse experience within all facets of business by leading and executing several multi-million Euro cross-departmental projects. Planned and spearheaded new projects with a key focus on supply chain operations.
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Regional Manager/Sales Operations Executive
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2008 - 2012
Developed strategic plans and measured success through setting annual KPI targets for sales growth, personnel costs, inventory, and wastage. Directed over 25 stores including a team of 450 employees, including six area managers and two project managers, while managing store expansion and modernisation of existing stores.
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Area Manager/Store Manager
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2001 - 2008
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Store Manager
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2001 - 2004
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Supervalu Ireland
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Store Manager
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1997 - 2001
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Education
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2014 - 2015
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David (IBAT College)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Distinction/ 1st Class Honours
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