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Patrick Bates FCA has extensive experience in finance and operations, currently serving as Chief Finance & Operations Officer, Company Secretary, Finance & Operations Manager, and Financial Controller at .IE since October 2015. Prior to this role, Patrick was the Managing Director and Financial Controller at Webtrade Limited from April 2001 to October 2015, where significant systems were implemented to support the company's growth. Patrick's career began as an Audit Senior at PKF O'Connor, Leddy & Holmes from October 1997 to September 2000, gaining a diverse background in accounting and tax. Patrick's educational credentials include a BA in Economics from University College Dublin and various certifications from Chartered Accountants Ireland and the Irish Tax Institute, with the most recent qualification in Technology Risk and Data Incident Management expected in March 2024.
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.ie is the national registry for .ie domain names and is the trusted and progressive guardian of Ireland’s unique online .ie address. Our purpose is to enable and empower people, communities and businesses across Ireland to thrive online. We operate the domain name system (DNS) for the .ie namespace, facilitate an independent dispute resolution service, and operate a public WHOIS lookup service for .ie domains. In cooperation with our Registrars, technical partners and stakeholders, we help advance Ireland’s internet ecosystem. Good governance is evidenced in our policy development process for the .ie namespace, which follows a bottom-up, consensus-driven approach through a multi-stakeholder Policy Advisory Committee. At .ie we are committed to digital advocacy for SMEs and for local communities. Through stakeholder engagement initiatives such as .ie Digital Town, we work with and support SMEs organisations to improve their members’ online presence and e-commerce capabilities so they can unlock the power of the internet to boost sales to local consumers. We also produce fact-based research for the business community and policymakers, such as the .ie Domain Profile Report and the .ie Tipping Point Report, charting the attitudes to digital of Irish SMEs and consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are over 325,000 .ie domain names registered. Since March 2018, it is easier and faster to register a .ie domain. As part of the domain registration process, every applicant must provide tangible evidence of a connection to Ireland. At .ie we recognise that our employees are the key to our success. We are accredited under Ibec’s KeepWell Mark in recognition of our commitment to the wellbeing of our team, by instilling a best practice approach as the minimum standard to be achieved.