Aidan Connolly officially joined Cainthus as CEO in January 2019 but is often referred to as the fourth founder given his involvement with the company since its inception.
Prior to this, he held the position of CIO at Alltech. During his 25+ years there, he worked with a full range of executive and managerial challenges, including direct experience of greenfield start-ups, high growth environments, turnaround issues, challenging economic environments and a wide range of political and economic systems. He has leadership experience from strategy to operations to production, developing sales programs and developing cohesive teams that deliver strong results.
Connolly has worked in over 100 countries and speaks five languages. He has worked in political associations, with state and national governments in the U.S., China, Europe and Brazil, and international organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations.
He holds a master’s degree in International Marketing from the Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland, and is the author of the strategic business planning book, “2-1-4-3, a Plan for Explosive Business Growth.”