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HSE’s head of digital transformation resigns comparing task of job to scaling Everest

Martin Curley posted a resignation announcement on LinkedIn claiming that ‘we could still succeed but there would be too many casualties, including me’

Prof Martin Curley has resigned with immediate effect and said that there are difficulties in implementing his plan. Picture: Maura Hickey.

The HSE’s head of digital transformation has resigned with immediate effect citing difficulties in implementing his vision and comparing the task to scaling Mount Everest in bad weather.

Martin Curley, the director of digital transformation and open innovation, announced his resignation on LinkedIn this morning.

“We have called off this particular ascent on Everest. Bad weather prognosis and supply chain and funding blockages. We could still succeed but there would be too many casualties, including ...