Patrick Ahern Email & Phone Number

Limerick, Ireland

Brussels Area, Belgium

• EHPM is a Brussels based trade association representing the food industry. It represents about 1,600 companies across the EU. The market value of the EU food supplement sector is in the region of €12 billion with the.
• Leading the association's lobbying activity
• Organizing events in European Parliament to promote the industry policy priorities
• Designing and implementing… Show more EHPM is a Brussels based trade association representing the food industry. It represents about 1,600 companies across the EU. The market value of the EU food supplement sector is.
• Designing and implementing digital policy update system for the associations’ members
• Promoting EHPM’s ‘brand’ through presence at leading industry trade shows including delivering presentations on key policy developments and providing clinics to assist companies in navigating the regulatory framework.

• I worked as EU Affairs manager for Herbalife. Herbalife is a global nutrition company that sells weight management, nutrition and personal care products through a network of independent distributors. My.
• Developing relationships with EU and Member State decision-makers, enhancing corporate reputation through direct contact and representation of corporate positions.
• Providing detailed legal assessments of the commercial implications of proposed EU… Show more I worked as EU Affairs manager for Herbalife. Herbalife is a global nutrition company that sells weight management.
• Providing detailed legal assessments of the commercial implications of proposed EU legislation and capitalising upon opportunities to influence policy development.
• Building new and maintaining existing high-level contact with both European and International organisations through lobbying and networking.
• Representing the company in various trade associations.

• I worked as an Account Manager for Hume Brophy, an Irish pubic affairs consultancy with offices in Dublin, Brussels and London. I was responsible for managing public affairs accounts covering a wide variety of issues.
• Advising clients of upcoming/ongoing legislative initiatives at EU level impacting on their business interests
• Helping clients build relationships with key… Show more I worked as an Account Manager for Hume Brophy, an Irish pubic affairs consultancy with offices in Dublin, Brussels and London. I was responsible for managing.
• Helping clients build relationships with key decision makers in the European Commission and influential MEPs in the European Parliament
• Devising and implementing lobbying strategies to influence the content of EU legislation
• Advising clients seeking to access EU research and development funding and the preparation of project proposals

• I worked as a Policy Adviser for CLECAT the European Association representing the interests of freight, logistics and customs service providers. My responsibilities in CLECAT were:
• Monitoring proposals from the Commission, particularly in the area of aviation and security
• Keeping member federations informed with circulars
• Drafting position papers, speeches, and press releases and following the progress of proposals through the European Parliament.
• Arranging meetings in… Show more I worked as a Policy Adviser for CLECAT the European Association representing the interests of freight, logistics and customs service providers. My responsibilities in CLECAT were:
• Arranging meetings in Brussels of the representatives from our national member associations (prepare draft agendas, take minutes, arrange hotel accommodation etc.).

I worked a sales executive for the largest property development company in Spain. I approach Irish Estate Agent to promote marinador to their clients. In my year with Marinador I built up a network of 50 different estate agents who were actively promoting marinador to their clients. I arranged trips for estate agents and clients to visit Marinador's.

Masters In European Integration, Economics, Law, And Politics,

MA in European Integration: Thesis based on the problems preventing the creation of a real internal market in the EU

Ba, European Studies & Spanish

European Politics, European History & Politics, Irish History & Politics, and Spanish Language and Culture Undergraduate dissertation on.