Executive Council
The association is set up as a company limited by guarantee (CLG) and governed by the memorandum and articles of association. Each year at our AGM nominations are sought from our members to make up our Executive Council. Our Executive Council has a maximum of 20 members and is usually a mix of people who represent all the categories’ of our membership. The Executive council then elect a President and Vice president and a Management Committee. Management Committee is made up of the President, Vice President and three other members.
Our Team
The Executive Council is a vital part of the Association and everyone participates on a voluntary basis. There is an understanding that having a strong association is vital for the industry. The benefit of being on Council is that you will always be at the cutting edge of what is happening in the industry. Executive Council must meet a minimum of 9 times per year but usually meet on a monthly basis. These meetings are held at the FTMTA offices in Nass and at various locations nationwide to ensure that Executive Council members share the burden of travelling to these meetings equally. Meetings can be held remotely if public health concerns dictate but we prefer to hold them in person.
The President chairs these meetings and Executive Council members discuss issues that affect their sector of the industry. They feed information to the Executive Director and help form policy that will then be implemented by the Executive Director. The Executive Director will also update members on what the Association is dealing with at that moment. Issues covered include day to day issues with running the Association, legislative changes that may affect the industry, trade issues such as Brexit, import and export, human resource, legal issues and anything else that has arisen for our members.
Management committee deal with the day-to-day running of the association such as setting budgets and ensuring the financial stability of the organization. They meet on a regular basis and are in constant contact with the Executive Director. The President or Vice President would attend meetings and events where it was deemed necessary for the Association to be officially represented.
Paddy Cantwell
Paddy Cantwell
Company: AGCO
Position: Area Sales Manager for Valtra for Ireland
Stephen Scrivener
Stephen Scrivener
Company: Farmhand LTD
Position: Sales and Marketing Director
Stephen is a member of the FTMTA management committee and a member of the executive council since 2016.
Catherine O Halloran
Catherine O Halloran
Company: Templetuohy Farm Machinery Ltd
Position: Group Admin & Finance Manager
Member of the executive council since 2021
Karol Duigenan
Karol Duigenan
Current President of the FTMTA
Company: CLAAS Ireland
Position: Regional Sales Manager
Karol is a member of the FTMTA management committee.
Conor Breen
Conor Breen
Company: Breen’s Farm Machinery Ltd – Claas authorised dealers. Importer for Takeuchi diggers for the Republic of Ireland.
Position: Dealer principal
Past President of the Association 2013/4.
Diarmuid Claridge
Diarmuid Claridge
Company: PÖTTINGER Ireland
Position: Managing Director
Diarmuid is a member of the FTMTA management committee and a past President of the Association 2020/2.
Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy
Company: Dromone Engineering Ltd
Position: Agricultural Product manager
Ronnie Colton
Ronnie Colton
Honorary Counsellor
Company: Colton Motors (Previously R.F.Colton)
Position: IT and Maintenance
Past President of the Association 1983/5.
Sam Thompson
Sam Thompson
Company: Kubota UK Ltd
Position: Dealer Manager Ireland
Rob Hill
Rob Hill
Current Vice President of the FTMTA
Company: John Deere Ltd
Position: Harvesting Territory Sales Manager
Rob is a member of the FTMTA management committee.
Maurice Nunan
Maurice Nunan
Company: Nunan Farm Machinery Ltd
Position: Managing Director
Based in Broadford Co. Limerick. Past President of the FTMTA 1999-2001.
Gary Daly
Gary Daly
Company: Farmec Ireland
Position: Sales Director
Past President of the Association 2011/2.
Michael Farrelly
Michael Farrelly
Company: Farm Tractor & Machinery traders Association
Position: Executive Director
Rosarie Crowley
Rosarie Crowley
Company: Cork Farm Machinery – Massey Ferguson Dealership & Kuhn Center Ireland
Position: Managing Director
Rosarie is a member of the FTMTA management committee.
Leonard Hovenden
Leonard Hovenden
Company: Kverneland Group Ireland
Position: Product Manager
Simon Cross
Simon Cross
Company: Cross Engineering Ltd
Position: Managing Director
Past President of the Association 2003/5.
Conor McCarthy
Conor McCarthy
Company: McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Ltd.
Position: Sales Representative
Michael Devane
Michael Devane
Company: D & S Machinery Ltd.
Position: Managing Director
Past President of the Association 1997/8.
Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
Company: IAM Machinery Ltd.
Position: Sales & Business Manager
Jennifer Ryall
Jennifer Ryall
Company: Ryall’s Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Position: Financial Controller
Seamus Quigley
Seamus Quigley
Company: Quigley’s Garage Ltd.
Position: Sales Manager
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