M.Inst.D · Based in Ireland · Open to board roles in fintech, financial services and state bodies in Ireland and internationally, including remote positions
Overview
Executive summary
Independent Non-Executive Director with 25+ years of leadership experience in fintech, international payments and regulated financial services. Currently serving on two boards, with committee chair experience in finance, audit and risk.
Particular value in fintech, digital financial services, and organisations navigating technology transformation or regulatory complexity. A practical understanding of AI governance as a board-level responsibility, grounded in formal training and hands-on engagement with the topic.
Sector Expertise
Domain knowledge
Regulatory
Regulatory fluency
Current Boards
Board positions
| MABS Jan 2025 – Present |
Non-Executive Director. Chair Finance Audit & Risk Committee. Member, Service Delivery & Development Committee. MABS North Leinster, Money Advice and Budgeting Service. |
| The B!G Idea Dec 2024 – Present |
Non-Executive Director. Chair Governance Policy & Risk Committee. Social enterprise. Governance, strategy and charity regulatory compliance. |
Previous board position
| TrustElevate Feb 2025 – Mar 2025 |
Non-Executive Director & Company Secretary. RegTech company operating across multiple European jurisdictions. Strategic oversight, governance and international expansion strategy. |
| Cardform Technologies 2002 – 2004 |
Vice President & Board Member. Led the launch of Ireland's first gift card in 2003. |
| ACSIS Technologies 1996 – 2002 |
Managing Director & Board Member. Led and grew this Irish technology company over six years. |
Governance Training
Qualifications & training
| M.Inst.D | Member, Institute of Directors |
| Audit & Risk Committee | Institute of Directors / IMI, Dublin |
| Finance for Directors | Institute of Directors |
| Leadership & Governance | Institute of Directors / IMI, Dublin |
| Financial Governance | Boardmatch |
| AI & Ethics | Trinity College Dublin |
| Artificial Intelligence | Law Society of Ireland |
| Post Graduate Diploma, Management | London Metropolitan University |
| CBI Innovation Sandbox | Inaugural cohort, Central Bank of Ireland |
Board Fit
Best suited to
Boards that would benefit most from this profile:
- Irish fintech companies seeking regulated-market experience
- Payment institutions, e-money institutions or card scheme participants
- Financial services firms navigating digital transformation
- State bodies with a digital, financial or consumer remit
- RegTech or compliance-focused businesses
- Organisations seeking to strengthen AI governance at board level
- Organisations in the crypto asset and digital asset space seeking board members with a strong regulatory and fintech background
- Payment institutions, e-money institutions and crypto asset service providers regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland