Executives
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Richie Boucher
Group Chief Executive
Appointed to the Court in October 2006 and appointed Group Chief Executive in February 2009. Joined Bank of Ireland 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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Julie Sharp
Head of Group HR
Julie Sharp joined the Bank of Ireland as Head of Group Human Resources on 14 June 2010. Julie brings diverse HR experience to the Group, gained in several different companies including ING where she more recently worked. At ING, Julie held a number of senior management positions ranging from Regional HR Director Asia Pacific for ING Investment Management, based in Australia to Regional Head of HR and Management Board member, ING Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong. In this role she was responsible for 17,000 employees covering investment management, insurance and real estate. Prior to ING, Julie worked in senior HR Director roles with Arthur Anderson, Citibank and John Fairfax Media.
Julie holds an MBA in International Business Management from Charles Sturt University, having previously graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology.
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Des Crowley
Chief Executive Officer - Retail (Ireland & UK)
Des Crowley was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Retail (Ireland & UK) in May 2009. Joined Bank of Ireland in 1988 from Arthur Andersen & Co. Appointed Chief Executive, Retail Banking and Distribution and joined the Group Executive Committee in 2000. In 2004 he was appointed Chief Executive, Retail Financial Services, Chief Executive, UK Financial Services in 2006 and Chief Executive Officer - Retail (Ireland & UK) in May 2009. He is a Director of Post Office Financial Services and First Rate Exchange Services, our joint ventures with the UK Post Office and a Director of New Ireland Assurance plc.
(Age 51)
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Denis Donovan
Head of Non Core Division
Joined Bank of Ireland in 1985 from the Central Bank of Ireland. Appointed Head of Non Core Division in June 2011 having held the position of Chief Executive of the Group's Capital Markets Division since 2006. He was Chief Executive, Wholesale Financial Services Division from 2003 to 2006. He was CEO of Global Markets from 1999-2000 and Chief Operating Officer - International, with Bank of Ireland Asset Management from 1993-1999.
(Age 57)
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Liam McLoughlin
Head of Group Manufacturing
Since joining the Bank in 2004, Liam has held a number of senior management positions, including Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Banking and Divisional Finance Officer, Capital Markets Division. In July 2007 he was appointed Director of Group Finance. In July 2009, he was appointed Head of Group Manufacturing responsible for operations and technology Group-wide. He is a Director of Post Office Financial Services and First Rate Exchange Services, our joint ventures with the UK Post Office, and a Director of New Ireland Assurance plc.
Before joining Bank of Ireland Liam held a number of senior finance roles at Ulster Bank Group and, prior to that, he was financial controller for the National Treasury Management Agency. Liam is a graduate of University College Dublin, holding a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
(Age 48)
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Vincent Mulvey
Chief Credit & Market Risk Officer
Vincent was appointed Chief Credit and Market Risk Officer and a member of the Group Executive Committee in May 2009. He is responsible for the development and execution of Credit & Market risk strategy.
Vincent joined the Group in 1979 and has worked in the Bank's Retail, Corporate and Risk functions during his career. He has held a number of Senior Management positions including Head of Group Credit.
He graduated from UCG with a Bachelor of Commerce degree under the Bank's scholarship scheme. Vincent is also a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Fellow of The Institute of Bankers.
(Age 50)
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Peter Morris
Chief Governance Risk Officer
Peter Joined Bank of Ireland in 1974 and spent seven years in branch banking before joining Corporate Banking in 1981. Following a secondment to First New Hampshire Bank in 1990, Peter moved to Britain in 1991 where he held various front line and risk management roles. He returned to Ireland in July 2009 as Group Chief Internal Auditor and took up his current role in October 2010.
Peter is a qualified CPA and a member of the Institute of Bankers.
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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.