How a $17bn Silicon Valley fintech giant is bringing 150 jobs to Nenagh
First Data handles $2.2 trillion in transactions a year, and works with six million merchants and 4,000 banks globally
After a 17-year career in Silicon Valley, John Leenane is finally coming home. Last Tuesday morning the final international moving crate from California arrived at his new home outside Limerick.
The 44-year-old moved to the United States in 2000 with Irish technology firm Trintech before going on to work for well-known names such as Paypal and Verisign, as well as co-founding start-ups and dipping his toe in venture capital.
Leenane loved working in ...
