Management Team

The Phoenix Management team bring together many years of skills and experience in IT and Financial Services.

Cormac McCarthy, Managing Director, co-founded Phoenix Technology Group in 1997 with the goal of making Phoenix a leading provider of content and business process management solutions. From 1997 to 2001 Cormac served as General Manager for Phoenix. He now serves as Managing Director.

In previous roles, Cormac was Application Delivery Manager for Resolution Technology (a joint venture between IBM and AIB), IT Director for National Australia Group (NAG). NAG owned and directed the IT function for NIB (National Irish Bank), Clydesdale Bank, Yorkshire Bank, Northern bank and Bank of New Zealand. Cormac was responsible for the set-up of the IT function for NIB when it split with Clydesdale Bank, he also oversaw the complete deployment of the Alltel Branch banking system for Yorkshire Bank. Cormac has also served in previous roles as Project manager where he worked in the Life insurance, building society and telecommunications sectors.

Brenda Reilly, Sales and Marketing Director, has been working in Phoenix since its inception in 1997, and has acted as Project Manager responsible for main customer accounts such as AXA, Lloyds TSB, Prudential, Gerling NCM and Churchill. As Projects Director Brenda is responsible for project steering and commercial arrangements. Brenda also directs both the Sales and Marketing teams in Phoenix.

Brenda has been working in the IT industry for eleven years and previously worked for Resolution Technology Dublin, ITB (Information Technology for Banks) and ELF Oil in London.

Gerry McNally, Finance Director, is a chartered accountant. Having qualified in 1987 after training with Price Waterhouse in Dublin, Gerry worked in financial controllership roles in two small companies prior to setting up his own chartered accountancy practice in 1992 specialising in providing financial control and management account services to small service based Irish companies. During this time, Gerry has gained significant hands on experience assisting client companies develop and grow.

Gerry’s firm has provided financial control services to Phoenix in all bar one of the company’s years of existence. Since September 2003, Gerry has taken a more pro-active role in the management of the company being appointed Finance Director.

Marie Callaghan, Customer Services Director, has been working in Phoenix for over six years. Marie has extensive experience in Customer Services and Support having worked for organisations like Kerridge Computer Systems and Kindle Banking Systems. Recognising the importance of this area for any organisation, Marie has brought together a group of highly experienced technical consultants, developers and systems engineers to provide a Customer Support team that in itself differentiates Phoenix from other software providers. A graduate from Dublin City University, Marie maintains her skills in FileNet, Global360 and Oracle and is heavily involved in day to day operations.

John Feighan, Chairman, co-founded Phoenix Technology Group in 1997 where he served as Managing Director from 1997 to 2001. He has been integral to the growth and development of Phoenix responsible for developing successful relationships with numerous blue chip corporate clients. He now serves as Chairman to the Board of Directors.

In the past, John was Chief Executive of Resolution Technology, a joint venture between IBM and AIB, for four years. Earlier in his career, John held a number of management positions within the European headquarters of Ford of Europe. He subsequently moved to Andersen Consulting - now known as Accenture - where he was employed in the Software Products Division, both in Chicago and the UK. Currently, John works as Managing Director for Intel Solutions Services, EMEA.