Haaris Sheikh

Haaris is the Chief Executive of Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD) and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) with the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers. He also serves as Vice Chair and Secretary of the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin.

He is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers and has previously chaired several major EU-funded initiatives, including JUSTISIGNS, MEDISIGNS, and SIGNALL. He brings extensive experience as both chairperson and programme director across multiple international projects.

A specialist in human resource management, business strategy, and policy development, Haaris advises a wide range of public and private sector organisations. He is an experienced negotiator and mediator, working on Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) cases involving employment relations, redundancies, disciplinary matters, and equality issues.

Haaris is also engaged in academic research, with interests spanning human resource management and training, Deaf studies, and technology-enhanced learning. He works as a senior consultant in HR and strategic policy development for organisations across Ireland, with a particular focus on strategic HR practice.

Previously, he lectured in Human Resources at the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, a CIPD Centre of Excellence. He holds both undergraduate and master’s degrees in Business Studies from the University of Limerick.

He has authored and co-authored numerous reports and journal articles and has presented internationally on topics including HR, risk management, Deaf awareness, and intercultural and linguistic competencies in global trade.

In addition to his professional work, Haaris volunteers with the Irish Coast Guard as an Emergency First Responder.