Anna Byrne – Head of Global Marketing

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Anna Byrne – Head of Global Marketing

Anna is IR's resident Content and Social Media Pro. As an experienced digital marketer in the call center and telecoms industry Anna has produced blogs, whitepapers, ebooks, social media campaigns, webinars and more on leading industry journals such as No Jitter, Tech Target, Call Centre Helper, ICMI, Contact Center World, Business and Finance, TechPro and more. When she's not writing (or snapping) you can find her taking no prisoners on a camogie pitch.

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