Sharon McCooey to step down as head of LinkedIn in Ireland – The Irish Times

Sharon McCooey, head of LinkedIn in Ireland. Sharon McCooey, head of LinkedIn in Ireland, is to retire at the end of June.Ms McCooey, who joined the professional networking site in 2010, made the announcement in a post on the LinkedIn website on Monday.“I have been very fortunate to call LinkedIn my dream job for 13 years,” she said. “It has been the icing on the cake of my 35 year professional career. Today I shared with our team at LinkedIn, my intention to retire at the end of June.“LinkedIn was in its infancy when I joined in 2010 with just 78 million members, and only a small footprint of employees and customers outside of the US.“In those early days, it was just me and three colleagues in Dublin. How things have changed. Now there are over 900 million members – with over 2 million in Ireland – with more than 80 per cent of our member growth coming from outside the US.”She said it had been a “remarkable period”, and added she feels “very lucky to have played a role from humble beginnings, hiring initial employees, to opening our wonderful Dublin campus space, and to this year marking our 20th
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