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Recruiter Brightwater appoints rugby legend D’Arcy as commercial director

Brightwater Group managing director Barbara McGrath welcomes Gordon D'Arcy to the company
Brightwater Group managing director Barbara McGrath welcomes Gordon D'Arcy to the company Brightwater Group managing director Barbara McGrath welcomes Gordon D'Arcy to the company

IRELAND’S longest serving rugby international Gordon D’Arcy has been brought in as new commercial director to underpin an ambitious growth strategy at recruitment consultancy Brightwater Group, which has an office in Belfast.

Brightwater managing director Barbara McGrath said D’Arcy’s role would be client-facing and he would play an integral part in building client relations and driving business growth across the island.

She said: “Gordon combines academic achievement with success at the highest level in sport, having spent 18 years as a professional rugby player for Leinster and Ireland.

“His experience of building and maintaining high performance teams focused on delivery will fit perfectly into our plans for the group in the UK and Ireland. We believe he has a terrific blend of skills that can be put to great use as we continue to build a best-in-class specialist recruitment consultancy.”

D’Arcy (39) said he was relishing a new professional challenge, adding: “Since meeting Barbara and her senior executive team I've been impressed with Brightwater’s corporate culture, ambition and values, all of which resonate with my own.

“I look forward to playing my part in the group’s future success while at the same time benefitting from the mentoring and personal development provided by my new colleagues.”

Last October Dublin-headquartered Brightwater Group, which employs 95 people across the island, was the subject of a management buy out, led by Barbara McGrath, John O’Donnell (finance director) and Estelle Davis (executive search director).