Deirdre Saunders is a Divisional Director with responsibility for Sodexo’s corporate services and education business in Dublin and Leinster. In this role, Deirdre has responsibility for managing client relationships, service delivery and driving accelerated growth.

Having joined Sodexo in 1999, Deirdre has held several senior management roles and possesses a wealth of operations, leadership and industry experience having worked with clients in the Pharma, Financial Services, FMCG and Education sectors.

Deirdre is passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion having previously led Sodexo’s SoTogether network in Ireland from its inception in 2008, latterly representing the UK&I regional network as co-chair until 2017 and today leads Sodexo Ireland’s Diversity & Inclusion network.

Actively promoting the value and importance of role modelling, Deirdre is a passionate believer in the empowerment of women as a strategic business imperative and a catalyst of growth.

Ireland leadership team

Billy Perkins

David Fox

Deirdre Saunders

Marian Cronin

Una Gallagher

David MacLeod

Niall Hill

Sarah Hunt