Ashley Deegan
VP Commercial, bridging commercial and operations for successful portfolio delivery
The move
MoveTudortiles → Kent
TitleBusiness Manager → VP Commercial - EMEA
LocationDundrum → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Tipperary → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE5.9
Total experience20.6 years
Kent headcount10,001+ employees
Kent industryEngineering Services
Kent HQDubai
Kent typePrivately Held
Career arc
- VP Commercial - EMEASep 2024 — Present
Kent· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Commercial DirectorMay 2022 — Aug 2024Kent· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Project DirectorFeb 2020 — Apr 2022Kent· Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman· Full-time
- Senior Business ManagerFeb 2018 — Jan 2020Kent· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Commercial ManagerMay 2013 — Jan 2018Kent· Qatar· Full-time
- Business ManagerJun 2004 — May 2012
Tudortiles· Dundrum, Tipperary· Full-time
Education
- The College of Estate ManagementBSc (HONS) in Quantity Surveying · Quantity Surveying2013 — 2017
- IE Business SchoolExecutive MBA · International Business2017 — 2018
- Waterford Institute of TechnologyCertificate in Project Management (Single Subject)2008 — 2008
Top skills
Value EngineeringNew Business DevelopmentTeam-orientatedTeamworkKnowledge-hungry LearnerDecision Making
About
Strategically focused Senior Business Manager | MBA | 19+ years of Construction & O&G success. I propelled an SME's turnover by 600% and leading commercial teams across a project portfolio delivering $800m of revenue in the EMEA region. Published presenter at ADIPEC covering localization training programs and Commissioning best practices. Passionate about co-creating training programs and governance frameworks for organizational growth and sustainability.