IoD Council

John is Chairman of Cairn Homes plc. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Computershare Investor Services ( Ireland ) Ltd and a Senior Advisor in Alantra Credit Portfolio Advisors, Ireland . He is also a Patron of Chapter Zero Ireland, the Irish chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative.

John has served on the Boards of the National Concert Hall and Business in the Community Ireland. He was previously Chief Executive of KBC Bank Ireland plc, and was also President of the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland and a member of the board of the European Banking Federation. A native of Culdaff, Co Donegal, he is an economics graduate of Trinity College, Dublin and holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from UCD.

Helen is currently a Non-Executive Director of US listed fresh produce company Dole plc and of Companjon Insurance DAC, where she chairs the Audit Committee.  

Helen has held senior executive positions in banking and life assurance businesses and has extensive audit and accounting experience.  She was Secretary to the Board of Bank of Ireland Group between 2009 and 2019 and Group Chief Internal Auditor from 2003 to 2009. She is a Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG.

Terry is the former CEO of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He previously held the positions of Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Valitacell Ltd which is now part of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Deputy CEO in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, CEO Exceptis Technologies, Principle in the Boston Consulting Group (London), CEO (Denmark) and Adjoint Operationnel (Paris) Servier Laboratories Ltd.

He is a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission, Chair of Pieta and Board member of the Health Research Board. He is a former Board member of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services and Chair of the European Vaccine Initiative and Deputy Chair of the Dublin University Dental Hospital. He is a former Board member of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the Institute of Bankers.

Terry qualified in medicine from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA (INSEAD), MSc Healthcare Ethics and Law, Diploma in Child Health and Diploma in Corporate Governance (UCD). He is a Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors.

Brian is Chairperson of The Friends of Saint Luke’s.

He has 30 years executive experience with Cadbury Ireland, Mondelez International, Fulfil Nutrition and Keelings.  He is currently an Investor, Non-executive Director, and Strategic advisor to several startups/early-stage companies in the food and retail sectors both in Ireland and Europe.

Imelda is a Chartered Director, and a practising solicitor with over thirty years’ experience. Imelda is Chairperson of Beauchamps, a top Irish commercial law firm where she previously served as Managing Partner.

Imelda is Chair of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board, a Trustee of the Iveagh Trust and a Board member of St Vincent's Hospital Group. She is also an elected Council Member of the Law Society of Ireland and Chair of the Society’s Regulation of Practice Committee, and a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland's Professional Service Board.

Martin serves as the Head of Industry for Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, overseeing operations, strategy and growth initiatives for the firm’s multinational platform across a range of industries. Martin is based in San Francisco, CA and Dublin, Ireland. Martin served as a partner and head of Industry for Grant Thornton in Ireland since 2023. He is a former CEO and Board Member of IDA Ireland. Martin is an Adjunct Full Professor at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business since September 2019.

Previously, Martin was Chief Executive and Board Member of Forfás, Ireland’s policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology, and innovation. He also held executive roles in Fáilte Ireland, Ireland’s tourism development authority. Martin is an advocate for equality, diversity, and inclusion, and has been recognised for his leadership on LGBTQ+ matters.

Fiona is an experienced cross-sectoral non-executive director, having served as a board member in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Wells Fargo Bank International UC, (the EU banking licence holder for Well Fargo) where she is a member of the Risk Committee and of the NomRem Committee. She is also a Member of the Board of the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre in Limerick, an IDA-funded initiative which showcases and supports the transition to digital manufacturing in Ireland. She has served as a member of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) since 2019, a standing interview board which recommends candidates to Ministers and to Government for appointment at the most senior levels of the Irish civil service. 

Previously, Fiona was a member of the  ‘Better Balance for Better Business’ review group, a business-led working group examining gender representation in leadership of Irish business. As CEO of Ireland’s Public Appointments Service (PAS) from 2012 to 2018, Fiona was an ex-officio member of the Board of PAS and was a member of the Civil Service Management Board from 2013 - 2018.