‘It’s important that everyone can have a laugh at work’

Each week, we profile one of Ireland’s corporate leaders, tracing their career to date and exploring the lessons they have learned along the way. This week, we meet Paul Connell

Paul Connell, chief executive of Pure Telecom PIcture: Fergal Phillips

Paul Connell is chief executive of Pure Telecom. Established in Dublin in 2002, the company employs 200 people directly and through partners nationwide in sales, customer and technical support roles. Pure Telecom sells fixed line, broadband and cloud telecoms services. The company has 50,000 residential and business customers in Ireland and is aiming to double that figure this year and next.

Tell us about your career to date.

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