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Military lead for capability development planning in the Irish Defence Forces and current IMAGE Smurfit Scholar, Sharon McManus, shares how the Modular Executive MBA is setting her up to take the next steps in her career. Her impressive career to date has seen her climb the ranks in the Irish Defence Forces and work with the Department of Defence and European Defence Agency.

For the last 15 years, IMAGE Media has been proud to partner with UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School to offer one female candidate a 100% scholarship to join the Full-Time MBA or Executive MBA. This year’s scholar is Sharon McManus, who is undertaking the Executive MBA. Currently military lead for capability development planning in the Irish Defence Forces, Sharon has had an illustrious career to date, including work with the Department of Defence and...