When Louise Phelan left her role as vice president of PayPal after almost 15 years with the multinational giant, she was not sure where she would end up next. However, a conversation with her brother Paschal, while sailing off the coast of southern Italy, led her to take the reins at his solar energy company Phelan Energy Group (PEG). Phelan was enjoying life after PayPal. However, though she wanted to spend more time with her family, she also wasn’t ready to only work as a non-executive director or adviser. She was on the hunt for a role that would give…

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