During his Unilever career he worked and lived in Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, the US and the UK.
These include Reuters, Hakluyt, the Nelson Mandela Legacy Trust, International Business Council, Conference Board, Investment Climate Facility for Africa, British Museum, the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TAB) and Advertising Association.
He has also served on the Boards of Bank of Ireland, Ericsson, Merck, Prudential Corporation and chaired Audit, Remuneration and Governance Committees.
Other Board mandates have included the World Economic Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, International Policy Council for Agriculture and Trade, President of South Africa's International Advisory Council, Kok Commission on the Lisbon Agenda, Spencer Stuart Advisory Board.
[citation needed] He has also been the recipient of numerous other awards for his work on global business issues, including On 13 November 2014 FitzGerald was presented with an honorary degree in Economic Science from University of Limerick.