John has been with Holfeld since 2004, and prior to that, he worked with leading international games manufacturer, Hasbro for ten years, along with successfully running his own business for four years. Responsible for all operational issues at Holfeld, John is an Engineering Graduate from Carlow I.T.

Our People
Fergus McNamee, Technical Director
Fergus was one of the founding members of Holfeld Plastics back in 1980, when the company was established to supply foam packaging to the cosmetics industry. A leading figure in the development of the company over three decades, Fergus formerly worked for IBM, among others.
Caoimhe Holfeld, Sales Manager, Ireland
Caoimhe Holfeld, who has been with the company since 2003 when she joined
as Sales Coordinator, moves from her last role as Commercial Manager to
Sales Manager, Ireland. Caoimhe can be contacted on 0402 41234 or cholfeld@holfeld-plastics.com
Gary Bage, Technical Sales Manager
Gary joined Holfeld in 2008 as Technical Sales Manager, bringing over two decades of technical experience to the company. Prior to Holfeld, he was Sales Director with a leading thermoforming company, and has an unrivalled level of expertise across all technical aspects of the Holfeld operation
Email: garybage@holfeld-plastics.com
Mobile: +44 (0)777 4686563
Patrick Ward (BSc, PhD), Research & Development Manager
Pat joined Holfeld Plastics in 2008 as R&D manager. He is a professional scientist with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. He previously worked for 4 years as a postdoctoral researcher in University College Dublin in the areas of biodegradable polymers, microbiology and surface science. In his role with Holfeld he is responsible for managing the research activity within the company, for the introduction of new innovative materials and for providing expert technical advice in the field of materials science. He is also responsible for coordinating the company’s participation in a number of National and European funded research projects.
Willy de Raeve, Sales Manager, Europe
Willy joined Holfeld Plastics in September 2009 as Sales Manager for Europe. Prior to that he had worked with two leading thermoforming companies and gained over 30 years experience in packaging design, sales and project management.
He has completed a Masters Degree in Industrial Packaging Design.
Email: wderaeve@holfeld-plastics.com
Mobile: +32 (0)474 06 12 68
Terry Jordan, Business Development Manager, UK
Terry joined Holfeld Plastics in March 2010 as Business Development Manager for the UK market. Terry has a wealth of experience having worked for over 30 years in the packaging industry. He has held roles with packaging and packaging machinery companies in business development, sales and general management.
Email: tjordan@holfeld-plastics.com
Mobile: +44 (0)788 7711707
Simon Dodd, Sales Representative, Ireland
Simon Dodd, who recently joined Holfelds, brings a wealth of experience in
Sales and Sales Management from his roles with a number of large Irish and
Multinational companies. Simon can be contacted on:
Email: sdodd@holfeld-plastics.com
Mobile: 087 2280740


