Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist firm Barhale has appointed Matthew Behan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Mr Behan, who will take up the role on 01 August, after almost five years as Group CFO and Interim CEO of J Murphy & Sons where he was a Main Board Director.

Previously he was Group CFO of P J Hegarty & Sons, an Irish Building and Civil Engineering Company and also a Director of various Hegarty Property Development businesses and Investment entities through the exponential growth phase of the Irish economy.


Mr Behan said: "Barhale is a modern business underpinned by enduring values, which have earned the Company reputation and trust amongst all its stakeholders. The Company is known to me as a first class performer, highly regarded by clients and I have first-hand experience of Barhale as a progressive Joint Venture partner over several years. I am extremely pleased to be joining such a customer focused, safety-embedded, innovative and responsible business and I am fully committed to the values and the Barhale 3 Pillars sustainability model, which will ensure lasting growth and success."

(CD)