Meet the Team
Philip Gurnett
EPS Director and Head of Sourcing Education
Philip has a successful track record of achievement as a leader and senior manager in the public and private sector. In 2013 he was appointed to the OGP executive as head of sourcing education with responsibility for implementing and operating the centralised procurement model within the new DES sector sourcing hub, EPS.
Within the Education Sector, Philip is responsible for sourcing a procurement spend of approximately €900m annually. In his role as director of EPS, he has established and developed a business model and change management strategy to on-board the model and has delivered savings of over €13m to date.
The remit of the EPS Director/Head of Sourcing Education is supported by the EPS Corporate Services Manager.
Denise O’Malley
Corporate Services Manager
Denise O’Malley
Corporate Services Manager
Denise manages the relationship between EPS and our customers & stakeholders. She also has responsibility in areas of budgeting, reporting, governance, strategic development and HR
David Mangan
EPS Portfolio Manager
David Mangan
EPS Portfolio Manager
David is responsible for managing the sourcing and day to day activities of the team within the EPS portfolio. David also works closely with the EPS Director on managing strategic and bespoke procurements for education.
Bridget Keenan
Category Manager
Bridget Keenan
Category Manager: Agriculture and Veterinary & Library
Bridget leads and manages the Ag & Vet Category team in the sourcing of its category projects. She also supports the Portfolio Manager in project and resource planning around sourcing bespoke education requirements.
She also leads the sourcing and project planning of Library Goods & Services. Bridget is also the Data Protection Officer for EPS.
Neil McCarthy
Category Manager
Neil McCarthy
Category Manager: Laboratory/Research Diagnostics Equipment & Services
Neil leads and manages the Lab Category team in the sourcing of its category projects. He also supports the Portfolio Manager in project and resource planning around sourcing bespoke education requirements.
Gerry Kennedy
Senior Category Specialist
Gerry Kennedy
Senior Category Specialist
Gerry leads category strategic, education specific and bespoke requirements and supports the Category Managers and Portfolio Manager in developing and framing category management in the EPS.
Marissa Staunton
Category Specialist
Marissa Staunton
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Maria Owens
Category Specialist
Maria Owens
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Eimear Brennan
Category Specialist
Eimear Brennan
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Ann Murray
Category Specialist
Ann Murray
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Linda Maher
Category Specialist
Linda Maher
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Siobhan Ryan
Category Specialist
Siobhan Ryan
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Colette Gallagher
Category Specialist
Colette Gallagher
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers.
Louise Mangan
EPS Procurement Administrator
Louise Mangan
EPS Procurement Administrator
The Procurement Administrator supports the EPS team across the full range of activities in sourcing and corporate services.
