Governance - Board of Directors

As provided for by the Act, the Authority discharges its functions and exercises its powers through a company specifically designated for that purpose by the Minister for Trade & Commerce. The Authority is governed by a Board of 15 directors. The Act further provides that, of the Authority’s 15 directors, a maximum of 5 may be members of a prescribed accountancy body.

The composition of the Authority’s Board of Directors is set out below:

Chairperson
	Karen Erwin Managing Director, Erwin Mediation Services

Members
	Paul Appleby Director of Corporate Enforcement
	Deirdre Behan Principal, Office of the Revenue Commissioners
	Marie Daly Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation
	Máiréad Devine Head of Governance, Accounting & Auditing Policy, Central Bank
	Ian Drennan* Chief Executive, IAASA
	Sean Hawkshaw Managing Director, KBC Asset Management Limited
	Tony Kelly* Partner, Byrne Curtin Kelly, Certified Public Accountants & Registered Auditors
	David Martin* Company Director
	Sylvia McNeece Head of Legal, the Pensions Board
	Kevin O’Donovan* Partner, KPMG
	Joe O’Toole Company Director
	Michael Quinlan Company Director
	Gerard Scully Director of International Primary Markets, the Irish Stock Exchange
Secretary
	John G O’Malley Head of Legal Services, IAASA

* Denotes membership of a prescribed accountancy body.