Agency Members

Willie Walsh | Chairperson

(appointed for a five year term from 22 December 2014)

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Willie Walsh is Chief Executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. Previously he was Chief Executive at British Airways and Aer Lingus. He is President of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Maeve Carton | Agency member

(appointed for a three year term from 22 December 2014)

Member of the Audit Committee

Maeve Carton is Group Transformation Director of CRH. Since joining CRH in 1988 she has held a number of senior roles namely Finance Director and before that Group Controller. Prior to joining CRH, she worked for a number of years as a chartered accountant in an international accountancy practice.

Brendan McDonagh | Agency member

(appointed for a three year term from 22 December 2014)

Chairperson of the Investment Committee
Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee

Brendan McDonagh is a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Butterfield & Son Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda. He was previously CEO of HSBC Holdings North America Inc, a Group Managing Director of HSBC Holdings Inc and a member of the HSBC Group Management Board. He serves as an independent non-executive director of UK Asset Resolution and as a board member of the Trinity College Business School.

Derek Moran | Agency member

(ex officio)

Derek Moran is Secretary General of the Department of Finance and is responsible for economic, budgetary and fiscal, banking and financial services policy matters and oversight of Ireland’s investments in and support for covered banks. He is a member of the Central Bank Commission and the Civil Service Management Board and is a council member of the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.

Martin Murphy | Agency member

(appointed for a four year term from 22 December 2014)

Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Martin Murphy is managing director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ireland. Previously he was managing director of HP Ireland. He is chair of the Labour Market Council, an expert group that oversees the Government’s Pathways to Work strategy and provides input on wider employment policy issues. He serves as a board member of the UCD Smurfit Business School. He is a former President of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

Conor O’Kelly | Agency member

(ex officio)

Conor O’Kelly was appointed Chief Executive of the NTMA in January 2015. He is the former Deputy Chairman of Investec Holdings (Ireland) Ltd. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of NCB Group which was subsequently acquired by Investec plc. Before joining NCB as Head of Fixed Income he spent 11 years with Barclays Capital where he held a number of senior management positions.

Mary Walsh | Agency member

(appointed for a five year term from 22 December 2014)

Chairperson of the Risk Committee

Mary Walsh is a Chartered Accountant and a former international tax partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin. She is an independent member of the National Economic and Social Council and external reviewer for the Revenue Commissioners. She has held a number of public sector positions in Ireland and in the EU.

Robert Watt | Agency member

(ex officio)

Member of the Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Robert Watt is Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with responsibility for public expenditure policy, capital spending and Public Private Partnerships and overall management and reform of the Irish public service. He is an economist and has experience in both the public and private sectors.

Susan Webb | Agency member

(appointed for a four year term from 22 December 2014)

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Investment Committee

Susan Webb is a former Managing Director of Pfizer’s international treasury centre based in Dublin. She is an independent non-executive director of Wells Fargo Bank International and of Depfa Bank plc.