‘We focus on being the disruptor rather than being disrupted’

Boston firm LogMeIn is preparing to double its workforce to 400 in Dublin, as this is where it can find the talent, its chief executive tells Emmet Ryan

Bill Wagner, chief executive of LogMeIn Picture : Fergal Phillips

Despite the global nature of the tech sector, one big company from Boston still sees fertile ground in the European, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) and is doubling its presence in Ireland to go after it.

LogMeIn announced plans to bring its total staff in Dublin to 400 over the next two years, up from its current 180-strong workforce in Silicon Docks.

LogMeIn started out in remote-access computing, essentially enabling business laptops ...