‘It’s okay to make mistakes that we can learn from. It’s good to take risks’

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 Phil Codd of Expleo Ireland

Phil Codd, managing director, Expleo Ireland Picture: John Ohle

Phil Codd is managing director at Expleo Ireland and the company’s regional director for Ireland and Britain.

Expleo was formed earlier this year with the merger of French engineering firm Assystem Technologies and German technology quality company SQS. Specialising in digital transformation, Expleo employs 500 people in Dublin and Belfast. The company recently announced plans to create 150 further jobs in the Republic and the North.

Tell us about your career to date.