Our Team

Our team forms the backbone of our business; each member plays a vital role in building and maintaining our reputation as one of Ireland’s leading property development companies.

	Paddy Kelly	Gillian Downes
	Simon Kelly	Beatrice Glynn
	Chris Kelly	Michael Hanlon
		David Knowles

Patrick (Paddy) Kelly – Chairman

Paddy has over 40 years experience in property development in Ireland and the UK. His philosophy is one of partnership for each individual project. Why? To not only reduce the risk profile and gain access to a variety of expertise, but, according to Paddy, "to have more fun!". In 1996, Paddy became involved in the hotel industry via an investment opportunity and since then has been investing in the hospitality and services industry.

Simon Kelly

Simon has been involved in the family property and hospitality business for nearly 13 years. In addition, he has a keen interest in the TMT (technology, media and telecommunications) sector. He is also a leading investor and Director of The Biz Superstore and EMEX.

Christopher Kelly

Chris joined the family business in 2000. He has managed a number of projects including Smithfield Market, Gallery Quay and Carrickmines Manor. Chris specialises in project management, planning, design and community relations. He has an honours degree in business studies and an honours diploma in human resource management.

John Kelly

John joined the company in September 2006. His key goal for his initial 12 months is to develop a broad understanding of all the diverse businesses the company is actively involved in. His main focus will be on the rental properties that the family has a stake in. John is also involved in the philanthropic aspect of the family business in Uganda, South Africa and Ireland.

Gillian Downes

Gillian is a chartered certified accountant and joined Redquartz in October 2007 to oversee the accounting team. She has worked in practice for 12 years.

Beatrice Glynn

Beatrice joined Redquartz in 2001 from Brown Thomas where she was BT’s IT trainer. Prior to this role in Brown Thomas, Beatrice held a number of positions with the company, including working with David Kelly for over four years in an operations support position.

Michael Hanlon

Michael leads the expanding Redquartz activities in the U.S. market. Michael has spent his career in the construction, real estate, hospitality and infrastructure sectors. Michael led a $700 million road and infrastructure development project in the Perimeter area of Atlanta. Michael advised the Cowart/Berkow Property Group on their Atlanta real estate development activities including their investment in the St. Regis Hotel, which is under construction on West Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead. Michael is expanding the Redquartz model of building strong partnerships with industry leaders to leverage value creation for shareholders and partners in each of the Redquartz projects. Michael was recently invited by the Governor of Georgia to Participate in the State Regional Leaders Program. Michael is a business graduate from the University of Tampa.

Steve Keaveney

Steve is a partner in the Redquartz U.S. business. Steve founded his first business in Dublin in 1989 and exited through a successful trade sale. Steve has been active in corporate finance activities in the U.S. and Europe. He has built and sold a number of businesses in based both in Dublin and the U.S. in both the Real Estate and TMT space. Steve is a Certified Public Accountant having worked with Deloitte in New York City. He holds a BA in Accounting from Villanova University and an MBA in Finance from Pepperdine University.

David Knowles

David joined Redquartz from Brown Thomas in 2001. He was Cash Office Manager for the Dublin store. He was also responsible for the operation and maintenance of the store’s IT system, and for certain administration functions for the Group Buying Office. David was with Brown Thomas and Switzer Group for thrity-three years and currently holds responsibility for the administration function in Redquartz.