Executive Profile
Ian Keane
Results-driven senior executive with over 25 years of experience leading large-scale transformation programmes, technology adoption, and operational excellence across global enterprises. Proven track record in executive leadership, including interim CEO and C-suite roles, with expertise in building high-performing teams, driving strategic initiatives, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Core Competencies
Executive & Interim Leadership
Strategic Programme Management
Enterprise Transformation
Stakeholder & Board Engagement
Team Building & Development
Change Management & Adoption
Go-To-Market Strategy & Execution
Revenue Operations & Growth
Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
AI Strategy & Commercialisation
Security, Risk & Compliance (ISO 27001)
Process Optimisation & Governance
Professional Experience
Interim CEO
Tensorix AI
May 2025 - Present
Dublin, Ireland
- •Defined and executed initial go-to-market and enterprise sales strategy for regulated and large-enterprise customers
- •Established commercial operating cadence covering pipeline governance, deal qualification, and pricing strategy
- •Led hiring and structuring of key early-stage leadership roles across sales, engineering, and operations
- •Initiated ISO 27001 certification programme, establishing security governance and compliance processes
- •Secured strategic partnerships with Dell, Lenovo, and Digital Realty for enterprise deployments
Global Head of Technology Strategy and AI Partnerships
Vodafone Intelligent Services (VOIS)
May 2024 - April 2025
Dublin, Ireland
- •Led major CRM modernisation effort with Salesforce and Accenture, transitioning to AI-powered approach
- •Collaborated with AWS to integrate AWS Connect contact centre solution
- •Built strategic relationships with Google, AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, Salesforce, Amdocs, and Meta
- •Served as interim UK Sales Regional Leader, strengthening high-margin SaaS offerings
Global Head of Sales Engineering
Digital Asset
June 2022 - July 2023
Dublin, Ireland
- •Led worldwide team delivering DLT and smart contract solutions to enterprise clients
- •Optimised sales process through weekly pipeline reviews and consistent progression
- •Developed standardised demonstration library for Daml Platform
- •Partnered with C-suite executives to drive business growth and client-centric innovation
Technology Solution Engineering Leader EMEA
Oracle
August 2015 - May 2022
Dublin, Ireland
- •Transformed inside sales team into high-performing cloud consumption sales unit
- •Built and led team of 80 Solution Engineers supporting 360 sales representatives
- •Consistently overachieved KPIs in Open Opportunity Work and Business Development
- •Strengthened client relationships through executive engagement
Chief Operations Officer
Ekco (CTI Global Inc)
September 2000 - July 2015
Dublin, Ireland
- •Led development of Public and Private Cloud products, securing 15% market share increase
- •Implemented ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 for operational integrity
- •Improved regional sales operations, surpassing revenue targets by 20% annually
- •Spearheaded high-availability cloud infrastructure, driving 282%+ revenue increase over five years
Volunteering & Mentorship
Associate Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
Dorset College Dublin
Part-time
May 2025 - Present
10 mos
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland · Remote
Teaching:
- •Teaching Erasmus AI for Higher Education
- •Teaching Digital Transformation (DX)
Ambassador at Institute For the Future (IFF)
University of Nicosia
Part-time
Dec 2020 - Dec 2021
1 yr 1 mo
Remote
The Institute For the Future (IFF) is a cross-disciplinary research institute at the University of Nicosia (UNIC), founded to explore the hypothesis that exponential technologies will cause rapidly accelerating societal change over the coming decades. Our mission is to educate leaders, develop knowledge and build communities to help society prepare for a future shaped by transformative technologies.
- •Promoted UNIC MSc Digital Currency program and Professional Training courses globally
- •Expanded the UNIC IFF network and partnerships globally
- •Conducted civic outreach on social media, speaking engagements & participating in events
Enterprise Working Group Leader
Blockchain Ireland
Part-time
Dec 2020 - Dec 2021
1 yr 1 mo
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Irish government-supported initiative to make Ireland a global blockchain hub and create blockchain-related jobs across all industries and sectors.
- •Led enterprise working group for Irish government-supported initiative (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Department of Finance)
- •Worked to establish Ireland as a global blockchain and crypto hub
- •Helped create blockchain and crypto-based jobs across all industries and sectors in Ireland
- •Developed vibrant ecosystem bringing together enterprise, start-ups, technologists, academia, government, regulators and semi-states
Education
M.Sc. in Digital Currency
University of Nicosia
Post Grad. Dip. in Computing for Commerce and Industry
The Open University
B.Sc. in Applied Computing
South East Technological University
Certifications
AI For You: Introduction To AI And The EU AI Act
NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations