‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships’

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 Martin Gurren of Autodesk

Martin Gurren, director, EMEA operations, at Autodesk Picture: Fergal Phillips

Martin Gurren is director of EMEA operations and Dublin site leader at Autodesk, the US tech company that announced plans last year to establish EMEA headquarters in Dublin. Gurren has since overseen the recruitment of 170 people at the company’s Windmill Lane office.

Autodesk is the design technology company behind AutoCAD, the architecture, mechanical design and 3D mapping software. Established in California in 1982, it has more than 200 million customers and employs ...