A business is always only as good as its people, and at Fleetwood Paints, we’re fortunate to have some of the best experts in the business. Let’s meet a few of the talent that makes Fleetwood one of the most prestigious and respected names in paint technology not just in Ireland, but around the world.
John Kearney
Area Sales Manager – Northern Ireland
Phone: 00353860613024
Email: John.kearney@fleetwood.ie
With over 29 years’ experience in the Irish Decorative Market both in the Northern and Southern regions, John has a unique insight into the industry from all viewpoints, from store management to direct sales in both the trade and stockist marketplaces.
His clarity brings a professional, dynamic approach to sales and customer connectivity across the region.
Basil Glennon
Paint Area Sales Manager for Wicklow, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary & Laois
Phone: 00353878321649
Email: Basil.glennon@fleetwood.ie
There’s very little that Basil doesn’t know about the paint industry. He started his career at Fleetwood in 1998 as a merchandiser and progressed into sales a short time later. Since 2009, he’s been our area sales manager for much of Ireland. As well as an encyclopaedic knowledge of Fleetwood products, he brings excellent customer and communication skills to the table and is a key member of the team.
Keith Morrison
Paint Area Sales manager – Munster
Phone: 00353861987785
Email: Keith.morrison@fleetwood.ie
With over 18 years in the Irish coatings industry, Keith has a proven track record of building professional relationships with customers and providing market-leading service to our valued Retailers in Tipperary, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry. He’s passionate about Fleetwood, and is dedicated to providing an unrivalled service from our Irish-based family-owned company to all our customers in the Munster region.
Gary Brown
Area Sales Manager/Exports Manager
Phone: 00353858048897
Email: Gary.brown@fleetwood.ie
For five years, Gary has brought his own style of dynamic management to the business, wearing several hats as Territory Sales Manager (predominantly in the Dublin/Leinster area ) and International Sales Manager (for the rest of the world ). So he certainly has no problem with responsibility. With over ten years’ experience in the paint and coatings industry, he’s as eager today as when he first started. Maintaining and building relationships and working closely with our customers is his daily focus and pleasure.
Enda Yore
Area Sales Manager – Northeast
Phone: 00353868228414
Email: Enda.yore@fleetwood.ie
Enda joined the Fleetwood family in May 1989, working in the lab developing Fleetwood paints as a technician for nine years, before moving into Merchandising in 1997. After getting a thorough grounding in that challenging environment, Enda moved into retail sales in 1999 and is still with us today. Enda’s dedication to the business demonstrates that Fleetwood experts really do have that depth of knowledge and a dedication to the business that goes above and beyond the norm.
Cormac Lyons
Area Sales Manager – West & North West
Phone: 00353862588624
Email: Cormac.lyons@fleetwood.ie
With over 10 years in the coatings industry covering the West & North West of Ireland, Cormac has extensive experience in dealing with both hardware stores and specialist paint retailers at both store and Group levels. Cormac brings a highly professional approach that allows him to work well with larger outlets and smaller independent retailers.
Alan Corless
Product Sales & Marketing
Phone: 00353861723219
Email: Alan.corless@fleetwood.ie
Alan obviously enjoys working for Fleetwood because he’s been with us for 22 years. Alan started in the Fleetwood Trade Depot Galway in 2002, and then moved into merchandising in 2009, before changing roles into Sales in 2014, and finally landing his current Assistant Marketing role in 2022. He covers the West and the Midlands, with a client base of over 70 Paint and Hardware businesses of various sizes. In his marketing role, he creates social media content for Fleetwood Products, as well as putting together line plans, Planograms and graphics for presentations. In a varied role, he also helps with POS graphic designs, as well as photographing products for promotional material, social media posts, and catalogues
Gary Hughes
Assistant Sales Manager- Products Division
Phone: gary.hughes@fleetwood.ie
Email: 00353868363918
Area sales manager for Fleetwood’s Decorating Products division covering South Leinster and Munster is Gary Hughes. With over 20 years in the paint business with Fleetwood, he has a huge range of experience from working in various departments such as manufacturing, merchandising, sales and training. This broad-spectrum understanding of the business from every angle makes him the ideal Assistant Sales Manager for our ever-expanding Products Division. Gary is committed to providing excellent service levels to our loyal customer base, as well as spotting potential growth areas for the business.