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Appendix 6: Witness Profiles

Nexus Phase Public Hearing Witnesses
Name Relevant Role(s) Relevant Period (approx.)

Ahearne, Alan

Special Advisor to former Minister for Finance, the late Brian Lenihan TD

2009 - 2011

Ahern, Bertie

Taoiseach

1997 - 2008

Aynsley, Mike

Group Chief Executive, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

2009 - 2013

Beausang, William

Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance - Banking, Finance and International Division

2005 - 2011

Begg, David

General Secretary, ICTU

Non-Executive Director Central Bank and CBFSAI

2001 – 2015

1995 - 2010

Beggs, John

Chief Economist, AIB Global Treasury

Chief Economist, Allied Irish Banks Plc

1992 - 2011

2011 - 2012

Boucher, Richie

Group Chief Executive, Bank of Ireland

2009 - present

Browne, Tom

Managing Director of Lending Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank

2005 - 2007

Bruton, Richard

Fine Gael, Opposition Finance Spokesperson

2002 - 2007

Buckley, Michael

Group Chief Executive, Allied Irish Banks plc

2000 - 2005

Burke, Mary

  • Head of Banking Supervision
  • Head of Banking Supervision (International Banks)
  • Head of Prudential Policy
  • May 2006 to October 2008

    October 2008 to June 2010

    June 2010 to present

    Burrows, Richard

    Governor, Bank of Ireland Group

    2005 - 2009

    Burton, Joan

    Labour Party, Finance Spokesperson

    2002 - 2007

    Buti, Marco

    Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission

    2008 - present

    Cardiff, Kevin

    Secretary General, Department of Finance

    Second Secretary Department of Finance

    2010 - 2012

    2006 - 2010

    Chopra, Ajai

    Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund, responsible for the design and monitoring of Ireland’s financial rescue program

    2010-2013

    Clarke, Fidelma

    Chief Risk Officer, EBS

    2009 - 2012

    Considine, Tom

    Secretary General, Department of Finance

    2002 - 2006

    Corrigan, John

    CEO, National Treasury Management Agency

    Director of Funding and Debt Management

    2009 - 2015

    1991 - 2009

    Cowen, Brian

    Minister for Finance

    Taoiseach

    2004 – 2008

    2008 - 2011

    Crowley, Laurence

    Governor, Bank of Ireland Group

    2000 - 2005

    Cullen, Pat

    Partner, Deloitte & Touche Ireland

    Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche Ireland

    1986 – present

    2007-2011

    Daly, Frank

    Chairman, National Asset Management Agency

    2009 - present

    Davitt, Patrick

    Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

    2013 - present

    Dobey, Paul

    Partner, KPMG Ireland

    1998 - present

    Doyle, David

    Secretary General, Department of Finance

    2006 - 2010

    Duffy, David

    Chief Executive Officer, Allied Irish Banks plc

    2011 - 2015

    Dukes, Alan

    Director, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

    Chairman, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

    from 2008

    2010 - 2013

    Dunne, John

    Director General of IBEC

    Non-Executive Director of CBFSAI

    1993 - 2000

    2003 - 2010

    Drury, Fintan

    Non-Executive Director, Anglo Irish Bank

    2002 – 2008

    Farrell, Pat

    Chief Executive Officer, Irish Banking Federation

    2004 - 2013

    Fingleton, Michael

    Chief Executive, Irish Nationwide Building Society

    1971 – 2009

    Fitzgerald, Dargan

    Audit Partner, Ernst & Young Ireland

    2000 - present

    Fitzgerald, Peter

    Director of Corporate & Retail Treasury, Anglo Irish Bank

    2006 – 2008

    Fitzpatrick, Gerry

    Audit Partner, Deloitte & Touche Ireland

    2001 - present

    Forde, Donal

    Managing Director, AIB Bank ROI

    2002 - 2009

    Gallagher, Paul

    Attorney General

    2007 – 2011

    Gallagher, Robert

    Chief Executive, Corporate Markets Division, Ulster Bank

    2005 – 2011

    Gantly, David

    Group Treasurer, Irish Life & Permanent

    2000 – 2009

    Gleeson, Dermot

    Chairman, Allied Irish Banks plc

    2003 – 2009

    Goggin, Brian

    Group Chief Executive, Bank of Ireland Group

    2004 - 2009

    Gormley, John

    Leader of the Green Party & Minister for Environment

    2007 - 2011

    Gray, Alan

    Economist, former Non-Executive Director, Central Bank and Managing Partner of Indecon Economic Consultants

    2007 – 2008

    Grimes, Tony

    Director General, Central Bank of Ireland

    2007 - 2011

    Harney, Mary

    An Tánaiste

    Leader of the Progressive Democrats

    1997 – 2006

    1993 - 2006 & 2007 - 2008

    Herbert, Cathy

    Special Advisor to former Minister for Finance, the late Brian Lenihan TD

    2006 - 2011

    Honohan, Patrick

    Governor, Central Bank of Ireland

    2009 – 2015

    Horan, Con

    Head of Banking Supervision, Prudential Director & other senior roles, Central Bank of Ireland/IFSRA

    2003 - 2011

    Hurley, John

    Governor, Central Bank of Ireland

    2002 - 2009

    Kelleher, Liam

    Director General, Construction Industry Federation

    1993 - 2007

    Kenny, Enda

    Leader of the Fine Gael Party

    2002 - 2007

    McArdle, Pat

    Group Chief Economist, Ulster Bank

    2002 - 2009

    McCague, Eugene

    Managing Partner

    Chairman, Arthur Cox - Legal Advisor to the Department of Finance

    1999 - 2003

    2006 – 2013

    McCarthy, Cormac

    Group Chief Executive, Ulster Bank

    2004 - 2011

    McCarthy, Dermot

    Secretary General to the Government & at the Department of Taoiseach

    2000 - 2011

    McCarthy, John

    Chief Economist, Department of Finance

    other senior roles [seconded from Central Bank]

    2013 – present

    2001 - 2013

    McCreevy, Charlie

    Minister for Finance

    1997 - 2004

    McDonagh, Brendan

    Chief Executive Officer, NAMA

    Director of Finance, Technology & Risk, NTMA

    2009 – present

    2002 - 2009

    McDonnell, John

    Audit Partner, PWC

    2010 - 2014

    McGann, Gary

    Independent Non-Executive Director, Anglo Irish Bank

    2004 - 2009

    McLaughlin, Dan

    Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland

    2001 - 2009

    McNally, Donal

    Second Secretary, Department of Finance

    2000 - 2012

    Merriman, Alan

    Finance Director, EBS

    2005 - 2009

    Moran, Derek

    Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance

    Secretary General, Department of Finance

    2003 – 2014

    2014 - present

    Moran, John

    Second Secretary, Department of Finance

    Secretary General, Department of Finance

    2011 – 2012

    2012 - 2014

    Moran, Matt

    Chief Financial Officer Anglo Irish Bank

    Finance Director, Anglo Irish Bank

    2004 - 2008

    2009 - 2009

    Mulryan, Sean

    Founder, Chairman & Group Chief Executive of the Ballymore Group

    1982 - present

    Murphy, Fergus

    Group Chief Executive, EBS

    2008 – 2012

    Murphy, Ronan

    Senior Partner, PWC

    Managing Partner, PWC

    1992 - Present

    2007 - 2015

    Neary, Patrick

    Chief Executive, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

    Prudential Director

    2006 – 2009

    2002 - 2006

    Nolan, Ann

    Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance

    Second Secretary, Department of Finance

    2006 - 2010

    2010 - present

    Noonan, Michael

    Minister for Finance

    2011 - present

    O’Connell, Tom

    Assistant Director General (Economics)/Chief Economist, Central Bank

    2005 - 2010

    O’Connor, Denis

    Partner, PWC

    1995 - present

    O’Dea, Mary

    Acting Chief Executive, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

    Consumer Director

    2009 – 2010

    2002-2010

    O’Flynn, Michael

    Founder & Managing Director of O’Flynn Group

    1978 - present

    O’Reilly, Joe

    Executive Chairman of Chartered Land and Castlethorn Construction

    1991 - present

    O’Reilly, Liam

    Chief Executive Officer, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

    2002 - 2006

    Ó’Ríordáin, Pádraig

    Managing Partner, Arthur Cox - Legal Advisor to the Department of Finance

    2003 - 2011

    O’Rourke, Terence

    Managing Partner, KPMG

    2006 - 2013

    Parlon, Tom

    Director General, Construction Industry Federation

    2007 - present

    Patterson, Brian

    Chairman, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority & Non-executive member of the Central Bank Board

    2003 - 2008

    Purcell, John Stanley

    Director & Secretary, Irish Nationwide Building Society

    1986 - 2010

    Quinlan, Derek

    Executive Chairman & Founder of Quinlan Private

    1989 - 2009

    Rabbitte, Pat

    Leader of the Labour Party

    2002 - 2007

    Roux, Cyril

    Deputy Governor (Financial Regulation) Central Bank

    2013 - present

    Sheehy, Eugene

    Group Chief Executive, Allied Irish Banks plc

    2005 - 2009

    Smith, Paul

    Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

    2000 - 2009

    Somers, Michael

    Chief Executive, National Treasury Management Agency

    1990 - 2009

    Tinney, Ethna

    Independent Non-Executive Director, EBS

    2000 - 2007 & 2008 - 2011

    Torpey, Michael

    Group Finance Director, Ulster Bank

    2004 - 2007

    Walsh, Aidan

    Partner, PWC

    1987 - present

    Walsh, Michael

    Chairman, Irish Nationwide Building Society

    2001 – 2009

    Went, David

    Group Chief Executive, Irish Life & Permanent

    2000 - 2007

    Nexus Phase Non-appearing Witnesses
    Name Relevant Role(s) Tenure

    Ahern, Michael

    Chairman, Oireachtas Joint Committee of Finance and the Public Service

    2008 - 2011

    Allen, Bernard

    Chairman, Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts .

    2007 - 2011

    Barron, Liam

    Director General, Central Bank of Ireland

    Director, CBFSAI

    2000 – 2007

    2003 - 2007

    Barrett, Gerard

    Group Chairman and Managing Director, Edward Holdings

    Company established in late 1980s

    Bennett, Kieran

    Group Chief Credit Officer, Allied Irish Bank

    2007 – 2010

    Brennan, Niamh

    Non-Executive Director, Ulster Bank

    2001 – 2009

    Broderick, Larry

    General Secretary, Irish Bank Officials Association

    2001 – present

    Browne, Frank

    Head of Monetary Policy & Financial Stability, Central Bank of Ireland

    2003 – 2010

    Buckley, John

    Comptroller & Auditor General

    2008 - 2012

    Byrne, Adrian

    Head of Banking Supervision, Central Bank of Ireland

    Personal Advisor to Liam O’Reilly, Assistant Director General, IFSRA

    1995 – 2003

    2003 - 2005

    Cosgrave, Peter

    Partner, Cosgrave Property Group

    Company established 1979

    Coughlan, Mary

    An Tánaiste

    2008 - 2011

    Danaher, Gerard

    Member of the Board, Central Bank of Ireland

    IFSRA

    1998 – 2010

    2003 – 2010

    Dilger, David

    Non-Executive Director, Bank of Ireland

    2003 - 2009

    Doherty, Colm

    Managing Director, AIB Capital Markets

    1999 - 2009

    Donovan, Denis

    Head of Capital Markets, Bank of Ireland

    2006 - 2011

    Elderfield, Matthew*

    Deputy Governor (Financial Regulation), Central Bank of Ireland

    2010 - 2013

    Gannon, Gerard

    Executive Director, Gannon Homes

    Company established late 1970s

    Farrell, Jim

    Chairman of IFSRA

    Board Member of IFSRA and Central Bank of Ireland

    2003 – 2010

    2008 - 2010

    Fleming, Seán

    Chairman, Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and Public Service

    2002 - 2007

    Hayes, Tom

    Chief Executive, Corporate Banking, Bank of Ireland

    2006 - present

    IMF*

    International Monetary Fund

    n/a

    Kearns, Allan

    Economist, Deputy Head Eurosystem Coordination and Deputy Head Risk Division, Central Bank of Ireland

    2002 - present

    Lynch, Merrill*

    Legal Department, Merrill Lynch International

    n/a

    McCarthy, Seamus

    Comptroller and Auditor General

    2012 - present

    McGrath, Michael J.

    Assistant Secretary, Head of Economic and Fiscal Policy Unit, Department of Finance

    2007 - 2014

    McHale, John

    Chairman, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

    2012 - present

    McNamara, Bernard

    Managing Director, Michael McNamara Construction

    Company incorporated 1964

    Moynihan, Michael

    Chairman, Oireachtas Joint Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs

    2007 - 2011

    Murphy, Ronan

    Group Chief Risk Officer/Chief Governance Risk Officer, Bank of Ireland

    2004 - 2010

    Murray, David

    Treasurer, Irish Nationwide Building Society

    1994 - 2011

    Nolan, Helen

    Group Chief Internal Auditor, Bank of Ireland

    Group Secretary, Bank of Ireland

    2003 - 2009

    2009 - present

    O’Brien, Nicholas

    Head of International Relations Unit

    Assistant Secretary, International and EU Division, Department of Finance

    2011 – 2014

    2014 - present

    O’Donovan, John

    Group Chief Financial Officer, Bank of Ireland

    2001 - 2011

    O’Donnell, John

    Finance Director, Allied Irish Bank

    2005 - 2009

    O’Leary, Jim

    Independent Non-Executive Director, AIB Group

    2002 - 2008

    Purcell, Deirdre

    Non-Executive Board Member, Central Bank of Ireland/IFSRA

    2003 - 2010

    Pye, Robert

    Assistant Principal (Economist), Strategic Management Unit, Department of Finance

    1997 - 2010

    Ronan, John

    Director, Ronan Group Real Estate

    Company established 1970s

    Ryan, Michael

    Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited

    2002 - 2009

    Slattery, William

    Chairman, Financial Services Ireland

    IFSC Ireland

    2002

    2010 - 2012

    Woods, Maria

    Economist & Senior Economist (Financial Stability), Central Bank of Ireland

    2005 - present

    * Voluntary

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