Julie O’Neill
Chair / Independent Non-Executive Director
Julie O’Neill
Julie is an accomplished business leader with extensive executive and board experience, having held a number of senior government positions, including Secretary General of both the Department of Transport and the Department of Marine and Natural Resources and holds/held a number of other prominent Non-Executive Director roles, including: Chairperson of the Convention Centre Dublin, XL Insurance Company SE, AXA Life Europe and Ryanair Group plc.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Julie previously served a six-year term on the Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc Board (2014 to 2020) as an Independent Non-Executive Director, the latter 4 years as the Board’s Senior Independent Director. During this period she played a significant role as a Board member in guiding positive transformation of the Bank.
Nomination, Culture and Ethics Committee (Chair)
Remuneration Committee
Eamonn Crowley
Chief Executive Officer
Eamonn Crowley
Eamonn brings to the Board extensive international banking, accounting, corporate treasury and leadership experience with a significant customer focus reflected in the Bank’s Purpose, Ambition and Strategy. Eamonn has over 30 years of banking experience. In addition to his tenure at PTSB since 2017, Eamonn’s experience encompasses the management of a significant retail banking growth agenda during his tenure as CFO in Santander Bank in Poland and as a member of the management board there for more than 10 years.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Eamonn has extensive relevant stakeholder management experience with particular focus of building effective relationships with colleagues, regulators, government, and markets (shareholders, investors, analysts). In addition to his financial management credentials, Eamonn is an accomplished business leader manager who takes a broad perspective and has a deep commitment to both organisational culture and operational transformation for the benefit of key stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, colleagues and the long-term sustainable interests of the Bank. Eamonn has an MBA Smurfit Business School Certified Accountant (FCCA) and Member of Association of Corporate Treasurers ,Certified Bank Director LIB and has recently completed an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Barry D’Arcy
Chief Financial Officer – Executive Director
Barry D’Arcy
Barry was appointed CFO and Executive Director in February 2025, having joined the Bank as CRO in October 2023. Prior to joining PTSB, Barry was Chief Risk Officer and an Executive Director at KBC Bank (Ireland).
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Barry is a CIMA Fellow and Chartered Global Management Accountant (FCMA, CGMA), a finance and risk professional with significant banking and leadership experience having worked in the Commercial and Retail Banking sector in Ireland for more than 15 years. Barry brings a wealth of financial, risk, commercial, strategic, operational and regulatory knowledge to the Bank together with experience in delivering large complex programmes successfully.
Dr Ruth Wandhöfer
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Ruth Wandhöfer
Ruth was Head of Regulatory and Market Strategy at Citi from 2007 to 2018 where she drove regulatory and industry dialogue in addition to developing product/market strategy in line with the evolving regulatory and innovation landscape. Prior to joining Citi, Ruth was Policy Advisor for Securities Services and Payments at the European Banking Federation.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Ruth has substantial banking and leadership experience with extensive knowledge of both regulatory and market strategy, and together with her insight on regulatory and, financial technology innovation, provides invaluable insight for the Board as it provides oversight for the Bank’s digital transformation development.
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Anne Bradley
Independent Non-Executive Director
Anne Bradley
Anne worked with Aer Lingus/IAG Group until 2020 where, during a 40 year career she held a number of senior executive roles. Between 2015 and 2018 she was Director of IT with Aer Lingus and thereafter Head of Group IT Delivery/Digital Development (2018 -2020) with IAG Group. Anne was an Independent Non-Executive Director at Bus Eireann from 2015 to 2018 and more recently joined the Board of Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services Ireland Ltd.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Anne's experience is centred on transformation and business change and her cross industry knowledge and experience will support the Board as the Bank continues to implement its digital transformation strategy while maintaining resilient and reliable IT systems. Anne’s has extensive experience in technology and has operated at senior levels, leading on IT resilience, emergency response, technology evaluation, crisis management, operational efficiency and IT infrastructure.
Audit Committee
Nomination, Culture and Ethics Committee
Celine Fitzgerald
Independent Non-Executive Director
Celine Fitzgerald
Celine is an experienced senior executive and Independent Non-Executive Director and has led culture transformation in challenging environments. Celine has had practical experience of handling organisational/ethical challenges during her time as Managing Director of Goal. Celine has an in-depth understanding of strategic differentiation to deliver customer value. Celine’s brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Board in its role to lead on evolving an open ethical, risk aware and inclusive culture which is focused on building trust with customers, colleagues and communities.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Celine has extensive executive experience in the telecommunications sector working at senior level in both Eir and Vodafone. Celine was CEO of outsourced services provider Rigney Dolphin between 2007 and 2012. Celine served as a Non-Executive Director at the commercial semi-state company Ervia and also as a Non-Executive Director of the VHI Group between 2010 to 2020 and VHI Health and Wellbeing Board until 2024. Celine is currently the interim CEO of Research Ireland and is a member of TLAC. Celine was Chair of Pieta up to January 2025.
Remuneration Committee (Chair)
Nomination, Culture and Ethics Committee
Catherine Moroney
Independent Non-Executive Director
Catherine Moroney
Catherine Moroney is an accomplished business leader who has spent a large portion of her career at senior executive level in the Irish financial services sector (AIB).
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Catherine brings extensive experience in business banking to the Board as the Bank further develops its business banking proposition. Catherine has also held a number of non-executive board positions and committee chair/member roles including audit, risk and remuneration committees where she has gained valuable skill and expertise in leading customer-facing businesses with a focus on strategic planning, business growth, innovation, transformation and sustainability programmes.
Remuneration Committee
Risk and Compliance Committee
Hugh O’Donnell
Independent Non-Executive Director
Hugh O’Donnell
Hugh O’Donnell is an experienced leader and chartered accountant who spent a large portion of his career in senior finance roles at AIB Group, including as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of their UK division. Most recently, Hugh was Managing Director of Dell Bank International having previously served as its CFO.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Hugh brings extensive knowledge of retail and business banking to the role on the Board together with expertise in financial accounting, regulatory reporting, risk management, strategic planning, governance and oversight. Hugh also has extensive experience in leading complex financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic transformation projects.
Hugh currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Bon Secours Health System CLG.
Audit Committee (Chair)
Risk and Compliance Committee
Richard Gildea
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Gildea
Richard spent a large portion of his career at senior executive level in international banking roles in the US, UK and EMEA, prior to pursuing a non-executive career. Most recently, Richard was an independent non-executive director at Alpha Bank (a domestic and international bank listed on the Stock Exchange in Athens) where he chaired the remuneration committee and was a member of the risk committee with a particular focus on non-performing loan risk management.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Richard’s background in corporate banking (JP Morgan Chase) brings deep experience of client coverage and risk management together with capital markets expertise to the Board.
Risk and Compliance Committee (Chair)
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Paul Doddrell
Non-Executive Director
Paul Doddrell
Paul is a highly experienced financial services executive and Board member who has successfully operated at executive management level in a number of organisations globally. Paul served as Pepper Group’s Managing Director for Shared Services, and led the successful establishment and growth of Pepper’s financial services operations in Ireland. Previously Paul held a number of key executive roles at GE Capital. Paul is currently a Non-Executive Director and chair of the Audit and Risk committees at Cabot Financial Ireland.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Paul has significant executive leadership experience spanning finance, asset servicing, lending, operations and sales with specific management expertise in business strategy development and execution; risk management and change management. Paul’s strategic insights and experience particularly in the area of mortgage servicing and credit provide core skills which the Board requires.
Nomination, Culture and Ethics Committee
Risk and Compliance Committee
Marian Corcoran
Non-Executive Director
Marian Corcoran
Marian is an experienced non-executive director and a former executive director and partner in Accenture Ireland. Marian has extensive experience in strategy delivery, delivery of technology-enabled change and business transformation both locally and internationally. During her career in Accenture Ireland she operated in a number of key senior executive positions including as Executive Director on the Board. Marian serves on the Board of IDA Ireland, is a member of the Governing Authority at DCU and was also a member of the Irish Public Service Pay Commission. Chartered Director.
Key Strengths, Skills and Experience
Marian has broad experience in technology and business transformation, executive leadership and strategy development. Marian brings to the Board wide-ranging experience in advising and leading transformational programmes in multiple industries including banking. Marian’s experience of risk management brings invaluable experience to the Board Risk and Compliance Committee. Marian’s cross-industry skills in stakeholder management, risk management, corporate governance and technology-enabled transformation benefits the Board as the Bank’s strategy and change programmes evolves at an ever increasing pace. Marian has a strong track record in championing inclusion and diversity.
Risk and Compliance Committee
Nomination, Culture and Ethics Committee
Conor Ryan
Company Secretary
Conor Ryan
Conor joined the Bank in 1989 and was appointed Company Secretary in 2017. As Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance, Conor is responsible for advising the Board, through the Chair, on all governance matters. The role of Company Secretary is to align the interests of different parties around the boardroom table, facilitate dialogue, gather and assimilate relevant information, and support effective decision-making. Conor is a fellow of the ICSA: The Governance Institute and was President of the Institute in Ireland from 2014 to 2016.