Derek McGrath is an experience management consultant with over 30 years of experience leading modern technology and business change programs for a wide variety of clients. He currently heads up Accenture’s global R&D centre focused on continues innovation leveraging advanced AI and modern human design.

Derek has a BSc Computer Science from Trinity and a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.

Sean McCormack is a Chartered Surveyor and Head of the Real Estate Advisory Unit in the Group Risk Division of Bank of Ireland which is an independent team of Chartered surveyors with responsibility for property collateral valuation risk and strategy, market monitoring, valuation policy and standards.

Sean joined Bank of Ireland in 2012 following a 25 year career in the property advisory industry holding various roles including of Head of Professional Services, Head of Commercial Business and Managing Director in DTZ Sherry FitzGerald in addition to running his own advisory firm. Sean previously specialised in valuation and rent review advisory and dispute resolution for commercial investment property and development land.

Sean is a Fellow of the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) in Ireland and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors(RICS). Sean is a Past President of the SCSI(2009/10) and a member of the RICS (Ireland) Board. He previously served as Hon. Secretary and Committee member of the Institute of Arbitrators Irish Branch.

• Vice Chairperson (Appointed 26 March 2021)
• Non-Executive Director (Appointed 17 January 2020)

Edward is a highly experienced risk and governance professional with 38 years’ experience in international and domestic banking. He retired from AIB in 2019 where he held various senior executive positions since 2007, including Divisional Chief Credit Officer. Prior to joining AIB, he held senior executive positions in corporate banking and risk management with Citigroup over a period of 22 years, mainly overseas, having started his banking career with The Investment Bank of Ireland.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Studies degree from University College Dublin and completed the Chartered Secretary qualification with the UK Chartered Governance Institute. He is a Qualified Financial Advisor and Fellow of the Institute of Banking and a Chartered Director of the UK Institute of Directors.

Edward is also a Non-executive Director of Scotiabank (Ireland) DAC and Davy Global Fund Management Limited.

• Non-Executive Director (Appointed 28 November 2019)

Cathie is a Director in Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Consulting practice, having joined in 2018, following 18 years with AIB.  Specialising in large-scale customer remediation, stakeholder engagement and complaint management, she is at her best when supporting clients to navigate complex strategic, customer and digital change management challenges. Cathie led the customer appeals process of the largest-ever Central Bank examination for an Irish pillar bank. In the role of Operations Lead, she oversaw the complaints management functions of two deleveraging projects for another Irish pillar bank in addition to the rapid mobilisation of a complaints management function for a wealth management business in response to a regulatory examination. 

Cathie is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (FCCA), a Qualified Financial Advisor and Change Management Practitioner.  She is currently studying for the Chartered Director qualification with the Institute of Directors in Ireland. She is honoured to be a member of the Board and to use her skills and experience in bringing the CRC’s mission, vision and values to life.

Una Ryder is an experienced business and brand strategist having worked in senior-level roles in a number of leading service organisations. She holds a M.B.A. from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.

• Non-Executive Director (Appointed 23 July 2021)

Gillian Harford is a HR Executive who works directly with client organisations, focusing on diversity and workplace change. From 2018 – 2025 She also operates as the Country Executive for the 30% Club in Ireland; a global campaign supported by Chairs and CEOs driving gender balance on Boards and cSuite; driving their strategic initiatives. Gillian is the former Head of HR Strategy & Planning with AIB where, with a career spanning almost 40 years, she was responsible for significant people change with particular focus on Culture, Career, Diversity and Agile Work.

Gillian holds a BA, an MBA from Michael Smurfit Business School UCD, and the Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance, UCD. She is a member of the Institute of Directors, former fellow of CIPD, and a fellow of the Institute of Bankers.

Carl is a lawyer by training and is working as Compliance and Operations Manager at the National Maternity Hospital.

He joined the Hospital after having moved to Ireland from his native Sweden in 2018.

He has been working with disability issues for many years, having served as CEO for The Swedish Agency for Disability Policy Coordination for 9 years.

Prior to that Carl was a Director at the Swedish Ministry of Health, where he led the Swedish Delegation negotiating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Carl has been a member of several boards in the field of disabilities and social services in Ireland and is a charity governance expert.

He holds a Masters degree in International Law from the University of Lund in Sweden.    

Lorraine has 25+ years’ experience in financial services, leading teams and businesses in

Capital Markets, Prime Brokerage, Equity Derivatives and Treasury. During this time, she

established and managed product lines across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia

Pacific.

Lorraine is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk and

Capital Committee for Bank of Montreal Europe PLC and Chair of the INED Forum for the

Banking and Payments Federation Ireland. Previously Lorraine served on the Board of Smyly

Trust Services, a charity providing therapeutic residential care to children and young people.

Lorraine has a BA in Psychology from UCD and a Higher Diploma in Business Studies from

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, in addition to more recent qualifications

including the Institute of Directors’ Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction, and the

Institute of Banking’s Graduate Diploma in Digital and Data Strategy in Financial Services

(UCD). She is a member of both the Institute of Banking and the Institute of Directors

Ireland.

Brian Barrett is an accomplished Financial, Commercial, and Business Operations leader with extensive senior-level experience spanning the Food, High‑Tech, Exploration, and Life Science/Pharma sectors. He has built a strong track record of guiding organisations through growth, transformation, and complex operational challenges.

Currently, he serves as an advisor to both start‑ups and early‑stage companies, as well as organisations undergoing structural or strategic change, including through mergers and acquisitions. He also acts as a board advisor on Strategy and Corporate Governance and works as a fractional Chief Operating & Financial Officer for an early-stage life science university spinout.

Previously, he spent 19 years as Chief Financial & Operating Officer and General Manager of the Irish life science company PrecisionBiotics Group, including over four years following its acquisition by the Danish multinational Novonesis. Earlier in his career, he trained with EY (Big 4) and held senior finance and corporate treasury roles in major Irish and U.S. multinational groups, including AT&T. He has also served as a board director for both publicly listed and private companies.

He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland (FCA) and an Associate of the Irish Tax Institute (AITI).