Directors
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Pat Molloy
Governor
Appointed to the Court in June 2009 and Governor in July 2009. He was Group CEO of the Bank from 1991—1998 and subsequently served as a non-executive Director from 1998—2001. He has served as a non-executive Director on the Boards of CRH plc (1997—2007); Eircom plc (1999—2001) and Waterford Wedgwood plc (2002—2009). He was Chairman of Enterprise Ireland (1998—2008) and CRH plc (2000—2007). His current Directorships are Blackrock Hospital Ltd (Chairman), Dublin Adult Learning Centre and Hugh Lane Gallery Trust(Chairman). (Age 73)
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Kent Atkinson
Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in January 2012. Mr. Atkinson was Group Finance Director of Lloyds TSB Group for 8 years between 1994 and 2002. Prior to that, he held a number of senior executive appointments in Retail Banking with Lloyds, including Regional Executive Director for their South East region, and worked for 22 years in South America and the Middle East with the Group. Mr. Atkinson is the Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Committee of UK Asset Resolution Ltd (which includes Bradford & Bingley plc and Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc), and the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA. He is also a board member of Gemalto NV and sits on the Audit Committee and the Strategy and M&A Committee. Until recently he was a board member, Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee, and a member of the Risk and the Investment Committees of Standard Life plc. He was the Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees of Telent plc (previously Marconi Corporation plc) until November 2007. He was non-executive director of Millicom International Cellular SA and a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees until May 2010
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Richie Boucher
Group Chief Executive
Appointed to the Court in 2006 and appointed Group Chief Executive in February 2009. Director of Bank of Ireland (UK) plc from March 2010 to March 2011. Joined the Group as Chief Executive, Corporate Banking in December 2003 from Royal Bank of Scotland. He was appointed Chief Executive, Retail Financial Services Ireland in January 2006. He is a past President of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland (2008) and of the Irish Banking Federation (2006).
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Pat Butler
Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in December 2011. Mr. Butler is a partner in Resolution Group, a financial services investment company. Prior to Resolution he was a senior director of McKinsey & Co., and led the Firm’s UK Financial Services Practice and its European Retail Banking Practice. He worked with banking, insurance and asset management clients in the UK, US, Australia, South Africa, Middle East and several European countries, as well as clients in a range of other industries.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Commerce
Diploma in Professional Accounting
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Tom Considine
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in 2009. Appointed Chairman of the Court Risk Committee in August 2009. President of the Institute of Public Administration and a member of the Forum of the Economic & Social Research Institute. Former Secretary General of the Department of Finance and former member of the Advisory Committee of the National Treasury Management Agency. Former Board member of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland and former member of the Council of the Economic & Social Research Institute. (Age 66)
Qualifications: BA, F.C.C.A -
Patrick Haren
Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in January 2012. Mr. Haren is a former CEO of the Viridian Group, having joined Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), the regional electricity supplier, in 1992 as Chief Executive. He led the privatisation of NIE by IPO in 1993 and grew the business under the new holding company Viridian through 2000-2007, positioning the company as the market leader in independent electricity generation and supply in competitive markets in Ireland, North and South. He previously worked with the ESB, including as Director, New Business Investment, ESB. He served as a board member of Invest Northern Ireland for a number of years.
Qualifications: BSc PhD MBA -
Jerome Kennedy
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in 2007. Appointed Chairman of Group Audit Committee in August 2009. Spent 24 years (1980-2004) as a Partner in KPMG providing audit and advisory services to a range of Irish companies and Irish subsidiaries of multinational groups. Managing Partner of KPMG Ireland and a Board member of KPMG Europe from 1995-2004. Director of Total Produce plc where he chairs the Audit Committee. Also Chairman of Caulfield McCarthy Group Retail and is on the Irish Board of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. (Age 62)
Qualifications: FCA -
Andrew Keating
Group Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board in February 2012. Andrew was formerly Director of Group Finance where he spearheaded a major transformation of the Finance Division in the Bank of Ireland Group. He joined Bank of Ireland in 2004, prior to which he held a number of senior finance roles with Ulster Bank having qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. Andrew is also a Director of Bristol & West plc, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Ireland. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Cork, a Masters in Accounting degree from University College Dublin and he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
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Patrick Kennedy
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in July 2010. Chief Executive of Paddy Power plc since 2006 having previously been an executive Director since September 2005 and a non-executive Director since March 2004. Prior to joining Paddy Power, was Chief Financial Officer of Greencore Group plc, having held a number of senior positions within the Greencore Group. Also worked with KPMG Corporate Finance in Ireland and the Netherlands and as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company in London, Dublin and Amsterdam. He is also a non-executive Director of Elan Corporation plc. (Age 41)
Qualifications: B Comm FCA -
Patrick Mulvihill
Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in December 2011. Mr. Mulvihill spent much of his career at Goldman Sachs, retiring in 2006. Most recently, he was Global Head of Operations covering all aspects of Capital Markets Operations, Asset Management Operations and Payment Operations. Previous roles include Co-Controller, Co Head of Global Controller’s Department of Goldman Sachs, covering Financial/Management Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Product Accounting and Payment Services. He also sat on the firm’s Risk, Finance and Credit Policy Committees. Mr. Mulvihill is currently a Non Executive Director of Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) Plc and a member of their Audit Committee.
Qualifications: FCA, ACA, Bachelor of Commerce -
Patrick O'Sullivan
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in 2009. Previously Vice Chairman, Chief Growth Officer and Group Finance Director of Zurich Financial Services; Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Star Insurance (London); Chief Operating Officer, Barclays De Zoete Wedd Holdings (London); Managing Director, Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. (part of GE Capital) (London & New York); Executive Director, Goldman Sachs International (London) and General Manager, Bank of America Futures (London). He is currently non-executive Director of Man Group plc, COFRA Holding AG and Chairman of Old Mutual plc. (Age 62)
Qualifications: BBS MA FCA -
Joe Walsh
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Court in 2009. Served as Minister for Agriculture from 1994—2004, having previously served as Minister for Food from 1987. He retired from the Cabinet in 2004. Chairman of Cork Racecourse (Mallow) Limited, Horse Sport Ireland, Irish Hunger Task Force and a Director of Southwestern Business Process Services Limited. (Age 67)