Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI) today announced the appointment of Ann-Marie Holmes, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations Group at Intel Corporation, to the Digital Manufacturing Ireland Board of Directors.

Welcoming the appointment, Lionel Alexander, Chairman of Digital Manufacturing Ireland, said: ‘On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to welcome Ann-Marie to the DMI Board of Directors at this important time. Ann-Marie brings a wealth of advanced manufacturing experience and high-impact operations leadership experience that aligns perfectly with DMI’s mission of supporting Irish-based manufacturer's digital transformation. We have had a successful first year in operation, supporting Irish-based manufacturers to access, adopt and accelerate new digital technologies that solve real-world challenges and drive their future competitiveness. We are confident that Ann-Marie’s experience will be invaluable to DMI as we grow our support for Irish manufacturers, and her skills will enhance the role DMI plays in Ireland.’

Ann-Marie Holmes held numerous engineering and programme management leadership roles at Intel Corporation before being named the Ireland Factory Manager of Fab 24, Intel’s advanced manufacturing facility in Leixlip, Co. Kildare, in 2012.​ In 2016, Ann-Marie became a Vice President at Intel Corporation, and she was appointed Co-General Manager of Intel Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2020, overseeing multiple factory operations globally, including Intel Ireland. In 2021, Ann-Marie was appointed Corporate Vice President within the Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations Group at Intel Corporation.

Commenting on her appointment, Ann-Marie Holmes, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations Group at Intel Corporation, said: ’I feel very privileged to join the DMI Board of Directors at such an exciting time for the manufacturing sector in Ireland. The needs of the industry are changing rapidly, and Digital Manufacturing Ireland is dealing with these changes in thoughtful and innovative ways through infrastructure, technology and skills, which will help manufacturers maximise their productivity and competitiveness. I look forward to contributing to DMI and supporting the manufacturing sector to ensure that Ireland continues to have a vibrant, collaborative, competitive and digitally enabled industry.’

At Intel Corporation, Ann-Marie regularly mentors women and sponsors programmes across the organisation as part of Ann-Marie's commitment to enabling Intel Corporation's corporate responsibility goals. Ann-Marie supports diversity and inclusion programmes at Intel Corporation through her role and is passionate about developing organisational capability for technology start-ups.

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‍Notes to Editors

Background on DMI:

Established in 2023, Digital Manufacturing Ireland’s mission as an industry-led organisation is to enable all Irish-based manufacturers to access, adopt and accelerate new digital technologies that solve real-world challenges and drive the Irish manufacturing sector’s future competitiveness.

Located in IDA’s National Technology Park in Limerick, DMI’s purpose-built facility offers an exemplary physical and virtual environment via a 12,000 sq. ft ‘Digital Factory’ for both MNE and SME manufacturers to develop and scale digitally enabled solutions to address industry challenges safely before deployment in a live environment. Digital Manufacturing Ireland is backed by the Government of Ireland and the IDA.

Intel in Ireland

Since 1989, Intel has invested €30 billion in Ireland, creating Europe's most advanced industrial campus. The Ireland campus has led numerous process technology startups since the early 1990s. Most recently, Fab24 has been a critical location for the production of Intel’s 14nm silicon microprocessors whilst also preparing to support Intel’s foundry customers.

Ireland is part of Intel’s global manufacturing investment plans. Intel is investing €17 billion in Fab 34, a new development that will double the manufacturing capacity available in Ireland and enable the production of Intel 4, the company’s most advanced process technology.

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