Greenlink boosts management team with Shine and Cowhig

Johnny Shine served as managing director of Eir Networks from 2013 to 2016 whilst Tim Cowhig was chief executive of SWS Energy from 1996-2009 and chief executive of Element Power Ireland from 2010-2018

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A project to connect the Irish and British electricity systems via an interconnector between Wexford and Wales has appointed two senior Irish business figures to its management team.

Johnny Shine and Tim Cowhig have both joined the Greenlink Interconnector project. Shine served as managing director of Eir Networks from 2013 to 2016. Shine was also deputy chief executive at ESB and chairman/managing director of ESB Networks from 2003- 2009. Tim Cowhig was previously ...