Ciarán McMahon joined the company as a graduate trainee in 1987, occupying a variety of positions both in Ireland and abroad, most recently as National Sales Director based in Cork. He replaces Eddie Murphy, who has taken the decision to retire at the end of the year, having completed 35 years’ service with Ford, the last 14 as Chairman and Managing Director.
After joining Ford Credit in 1987, Ciarán McMahon moved to the company’s Cork headquarters in 1999, working in aftersales, fleet and rental, before taking up a position with Ford of Europe’s pricing team in the UK.
In 2004, Mr McMahon moved to Ford of Europe headquarters in Cologne where he was responsible for European sales planning and volume analysis, before returning to Ireland as Fleet and Dealer Operations manager.
In 2012, he took up the position of Commercial Vehicles Sales Manager and was quickly promoted to the role of Marketing Manager and subsequently Marketing Director for both cars and commercial vehicles. In June 2014, he was appointed Sales Director.
Born in Salthill, Galway, Mr McMahon is a keen golfer and supporter of Irish soccer, who has coached under-age teams in Cork for the past number of years. He is married to Berni and the couple have three children – Chloe (21), Ross (18) and Brona (10).
