Joe Aherne is CEO of the Leading Edge Group of companies.
Joe is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), having received
a Meritorious Distinction from the CPA Institute, with over
25 years experience in the multinational sector. He also has
attained qualifications from the Marketing Institute of Ireland
and from CITY Bank in the US.
During his qualification years and prior to his departure
to the Middle East in 1984, Joe worked for a diversity of
manufacturing and service organizations in Ireland. In Saudi
Arabia, he joined the Masstock Group– one of the largest
dairy companies in the world, and was subsequently appointed
to the executive board of the dairy division. On completion
of his 4-year contract, Joe joined London European Airways
PLC as Finance Director, and, in 1991, was head-hunted to
re- structure EDPAC, a US computer room air-conditioning company.
Joe established the Leading Edge Group in 1995 as a niche
boutique consulting and education company supporting the multi-national
sector. The Group is now recognized as one of the largest
independent consulting organizations in Europe with over 600
projects completed successfully since its inception.
In April 2005, Joe launched the new International Standard
in Lean comprising 4 levels of certification commencing with
a Yellow Belt certification and leading to a Lean Master Black
Belt. He is currently leading a major international drive
in the use of Lean Healthcare philosophies and practices.
Joe is the chairperson and founder of the Supply Chain and
Operations Court of Experts that comprises some of the top
global corporations (www.courtofexperts.com).
He is also a member of the CPA executive council.
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