Patricia Whitford

Patricia Whitford is an accomplished People Director at NETGEAR, overseeing EMEA operations since May 2017, where collaboration with business leaders and colleagues drives strategic growth. Previous experience includes managing talent acquisition for Johnson Controls and leading global recruitment processes at Tyco, where Patricia guided a team of 40 professionals and managed high-volume hiring across multiple regions. Earlier roles at Merck Group involved leading sourcing and recruitment for technical and commercial positions, while earlier career experience at Merck Millipore included HR business partnering and project leadership. Patricia began as a technical recruiter at Collins McNicholas, focusing on engineering and IT roles. Educational qualifications include a degree in Human Resource Management from University College Cork and various certifications from ICTI and the Irish Management Institute.