Mark Foley

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Foley Strategic Solutions

Biography

Mark Foley recently retired from EirGrid Group as Chief Executive in April 2024, where he led a major transformation in the business and organization in a critical period where the State’s climate action ambition was transformed in terms of both policy and legislation. Previously Mark held the role of Managing Director of Land Solution in Coillte over 10 years where he led the development of new businesses in renewable energy, telecommunications and land development.

Before that, from November 2000 to August 2008, Mark was Director of Capital Programmes at Dublin Airport Authority. In this role he was responsible for master planning, permitting, planning and delivery of c. €1.5bn in airport infrastructure at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports. Prior to that Mark held several senior executive roles with multinationals in the Specialty Chemicals and Electronics sectors over an 18-year private sector career.

Mark has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree from University College Dublin, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from University College Dublin and has attended Executive development courses in Penn State University and IMD Business School in Lausanne.

Mark was recently appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur by the President of the Republic of France for his role in leading and supporting collaboration between Ireland and France in the field of energy.