Mark Christal is the Manager of the Food and Sustainability division within Enterprise Ireland with responsibility for working with Irish and foreign owned Food and Drinks companies to support them in key business areas including innovation, competitiveness, leadership and management development. He is also responsible for leading Enterprise Ireland’s Sustainability and Climate Action agenda with client companies

In his previous role Mark led the Regions and Entrepreneurship division in Enterprise Ireland responsible for the regional enterprise development agenda and to support the growth of regional SME companies. His responsibilities included leading Enterprise Ireland’s engagement with the Local Enterprise Offices.

Prior to this role Mark managed the Primary Meats and Food Technology department in Enterprise Ireland responsible for working with client companies in the sector and also led the Client Management Development & Client Skills department within Enterprise Ireland, responsible for driving the leadership and management capabilities within Irish-owned companies, to help them compete for, and win, global sales.

Mark is a Masters graduate of University College Dublin and also holds an MBS in Human Resource Management from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.