Veterinary Excellence

Mike Curran has extensive experience in the service, retail, airline and pharmacy industries; driving value through the design & implementation of change; in sales, costs, people, culture, communication, processes & infrastructure. Having achieved a 1st in a Master of Business Studies in 2017, Mike continued education with Project Management in UL, Negotiations in Trinity, Leadership with the IRFU, Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma and diploma in Corporate Governance. Notable achievements include a Top 1% MBS result, published peer viewed article in the International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, case study by leading global firm, conference speaker, winner national retail store Ireland. In his downtime, Mike, living in Co. Clare, enjoys food, achieving finalist Masterchef Ireland, coaching Rugby and Football teams, running, swimming, fishing, boats and all adventures outdoors.

Denise Duggan joined XLVets in 2014 as our first full time member of staff and manages our training network XLVets Skillnet. Denise qualified with a Business Degree in 2008, in 2016, completed a Diploma in Learning and Development with IPA and is currently completing a Leadership Development Programme through Ingenium. Denise has a long history working within education and managed a training centre in Limerick for 5 years prior to joining XLVets. Denise works closely with our Skillnet Steering Group to implement the network's training plan by liaising with our members to identify common training requirements that drives excellence in practice.

John Berkery who comes from an agricultural background and still working on the family farm, joined XLVets in 2021 as our Procurement Manager. Having completed a Certificate in Business Management in 2011 with a 2.1 from UL, he continued CPD with various QQI awards during the following years that led on to complete a Higher Certificate Level 7 in Quality Management and Statistics in 2020, at the Technological University of the Shannon - Midlands and Mid-West. John has a long history of working in the agriculture retail space, including as an agri trading retail store manager and brings an enthusiasm and energy to the role where he will focus value driving projects for XLVets members. John has a keen interest in sports, rugby and hurling in particular, and has been involved with community clubs for many years.

Fiona Leamy joined the XLVets team in 2020, taking on the role of Events and Marketing Co-Ordinator. Fiona graduated in 2018 achieving First Class Honors in a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Management degree. Shortly after graduating Fiona moved to London and spent two years working with White Spider Media, a media advertising agency. In this new role, Fiona manages the XLVets marketing activities and coordinates all XLVet Skillnet training activities. Fiona has a particular interest in digital media and also loves using her organisational skills to manage and coordinate projects on time and to the highest standard.