Ward Solutions, Ireland’s leading information security provider, has announced the appointment of Aisling Hennessy as group solicitor. In her role, Aisling advises the company on legal matters relating to all aspects of its business.
In particular, Aisling is tasked with negotiating contracts with customers, suppliers, partners and other stakeholders; tender reviews; legal risk and compliance; policies; and advising management around legislative changes to Irish law.
Aisling has more than 13 years’ experience in the Irish legal sector. She has worked in both corporate and property law and as an in-house solicitor. Before joining Ward Solutions, she worked as a solicitor for Bank of Ireland for four years.
Other experience includes working as a solicitor for leading Irish law firms Eversheds Ireland and McCann FitzGerald.
Aisling holds an LLB from Trinity College Dublin, is qualified as a solicitor and holds a Diploma in Employment Law with the Law Society of Ireland. She also lectures law students in the Institute of Technology, Carlow on a part-time basis.
Founded in 1999, Ward Solutions provides a comprehensive range of information security services to more than 300 customers across the island of Ireland. Its customers include a wide range of private and public sector organisations, such as CIE, Vodafone, Glanbia, National College of Ireland, Bord Gáis, and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.