Éilish Finan

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Chartered Accountant; Chartered Director; Certified Bank Director;
Financial Services Expert; Governance Expert

Éilish is a Chartered Accountant & a Chartered Director with 30+ years' experience in financial services. Eilish is a seasoned Board Director & Chair who serves as Chair of Audit, Investment & Remuneration Committees & Risk Committees. Éilish’s work across the financial services sector includes Asset Management, Insurance & Banking. She is an expert in Corporate Governance.

Her executive experience is across large global businesses and multiple jurisdictions and Regulators.

Éilish is an authorised PCF with the Central Bank of Ireland.

She is an ECB authorised Board Director.

Éilish is a Non-Executive Director of Chase Paymentech Europe and Metlife Europe dac. She is Chair of PineBridge Investments Ireland. She is a Board Member on a number of European Investment Management companies across KKR, PGIM, Dodge & Cox and other Asset Management groups. She previously served as a Non-Executive Director of JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg (an ECB regulated Significant Institution) and JP Morgan Bank (Ireland). She served a 4 year term on the Board of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) from 2009 to 2013. Her portfolio of directorships held are within the insurance, banking, asset management, private equity, social finance & fund sectors.

Éilish trained with KPMG as a Chartered Accountant. She worked for 17 years as CFO & Executive Director of AIG Global Investments specialising in Global Asset Management & Fund Management, Trust & Custody, Securities Lending, Alternative Investments and Property Development.

A fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. She carries a BA in Mathematics & a degree in Electronic Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. She holds a Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance from the UCD Smurfit Business School. She holds a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (UK) and was awarded the designation of Chartered Director from the IoD (UK). She is a Certified Bank Director, designated by the Institute of Banking in Ireland.

Over 25 years’ Boardroom Experience as Executive Director and Non-Executive Director
Board Chair; Audit Committee Chair, Investment Committee Chair, Remuneration Committee Chair, Risk Committee Member
Experienced CFO & Senior Executive
Pension Fund Trustee
Strong independent thinker offering an external perspective to any Board
Sound and Objective Judgement with Insight and Leadership skills
Collaborative & Challenging Independent Director
Expert in Governance
Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland
Chartered Director
Certified Bank Director

Independent Non-Executive Director

2008 - Present

Central Bank of Ireland Authorised Pre-approved Control Function (PCF)
European Central Bank Authorised Board Director
Chartered Director & Governance Specialist.

Experienced Director in Banking, Asset Management, Insurance, Fund & Investment & Private Equity Management, Trustee & Custody, Distressed Debt resolution in a Regulated environment, Property Management, Charities

Prudential Group Investment Management (UCITS & QIF)

2022 - Present

CBI regulated UCITS fund and Qualifying Investor Fund
Board Member

KKR Alternative Investment Management; KKR Credit Advisors Ireland; KKR Capital Markets (Ireland)

2023 - Present

CBI regulated Management Companies focused on management of Alternative Investments / Credit Advisory and Capital Markets.
Board Member, Remuneration Committee Member, Organisational Effectiveness Director

Chase Payment Tech Europe Ltd

2018 - Present

CBI pan European regulated Payment Institution
Board Member & Audit Committee Chair & Risk Committee Member

PineBridge Investments Ireland

2020 - Present

Irish Regulated Management Company & MiFiD firm
Multiple Branches across Europe
Board Chair, Remuneration Committee Chair, Organisational Effectiveness Director

Metlife Europe Ltd.

2016 - Present

Established in 2002, Dublin is the functional hub for MetLife Europe d.a.c. (ME).
ME's head office is located in Dublin and through the EU's freedom of services the company operates as a "super carrier" with subsidiaries across Europe.
Board Member, Audit Committee Chair and Risk Committee Member; Remuneration & Nomination Committee Chair

Dodge & Cox Worldwide Funds plc

2018 – Present

Irish regulated multi-class fund focused on value management of international Equities & bonds
Board Member

JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg & JP Morgan Bank Ireland

2020 - 2022 & 2011 - 2022

ECB regulated pan-European regulated Significant Financial Institution and CBI regulated Bank
Board Member, Audit Committee Chair & Risk Committee Member, Remuneration & Nomination Committee Chair

New Ireland Assurance Company plc

2014 - 2020

Irish Life Assurance company, wholly owned by Bank of Ireland, provider of Life assurance, pension & investment solutions; €18bn assets under management, 24% market share.
Board Member, Risk Committee Chair, Audit Committee Chair

National Asset Management Agency

2009 - 2013

Irish Government Body responsible for the management of distressed bank debt with €72bn par value
Board Member; Chair Finance and Operations Committee; Audit Committee Chair & N. Ireland Advisory Committee Member; Appointed by the Minister for Finance

Executive / Director

AIG Global Investments

1990 - 2008

Board Director
CFO
Member of Global Senior Executive Team
Global VP Finance
Trustee

Board Director, Governance & Compliance

Board Director of multiple regulated entities covering a wide scope of businesses: Investment Management, Custody & Trustee Services, Listed regulated Funds, Investment Administration, Securities Lending, Property Development & Management, Corporate Secretarial Services.

Executive Director of Audit (Internal & external) & Risk Oversight across global regulated operation

Trustee of AIG Group Staff Pensions: DC & DB schemes.

Finance & Control

Approved Chief Financial Officer/Director with The Financial Regulator for Irish regulated entities
Executive oversight of Capital Adequacy & solvency requirements.

Vice President Global Finance Function incorporating approx. 10 global sites and approx. 50 financial reporting entities across Europe, US and Asia.

Executive Director / CFO: Trustee & Custodian (US$55bn), Investment Manager (US$55bn), Fund Manager & Administrator (US$12bn), Securities Lending Agent (US$70bn), Investment Administrator (US$150bn), Property Management (US$1bn), Corporate Secretarial Services, Aircraft Leasing.

Fund Management & Administration; Trust & Custody

Board Director of 40+ funds regulated in Ireland + across Europe & Management co (AUM US$12bn)

Board Director of Irish regulated Trustee & Custodian (US$55bn).

Executive Director involving management of key client & stakeholder relationships between global suite of Investment Managers, international shareholders & global distribution channels.