Leadership appointments at the Central Bank

16 January 2018 Press Release

Central Bank of Ireland

  • Grainne McEvoy appointed Director of Consumer Protection
  • Seana Cunningham appointed Director of Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering
  • Colm Kincaid appointed Director of Securities and Markets Supervision

The Central Bank today announces three appointments at director level in its Financial Conduct pillar. The directors will report to Director General, Financial Conduct, Derville Rowland. The financial conduct pillar was established following a restructuring of financial regulation in 2017.
 
Gráinne McEvoy has been appointed to the role of Director of Consumer Protection. Prior to this appointment she was Head of Securities and Markets Supervision Division and Deputy Head of the Authorisation Division at the Central Bank. She was also acting Director of Securities and Markets Supervision for a period in 2017, having joined the Bank in 1997.
 
Seana Cunningham has been appointed to the role of Director of Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering. Prior to this appointment she was Head of Enforcement Advisory Division and Deputy Head of the Anti Money Laundering Division at the Central Bank. She joined the Central Bank in 2011, having previously worked as a solicitor for over a decade in private practice in Ireland and the UK.
 
Colm Kincaid has been appointed to the role of Director of Securities and Markets Supervision. Prior to this role he was Head of Consumer Protection – Policy & Authorisations Division and Deputy Head of the Legal Division at the Central Bank.  He joined the Central Bank in 2004 having previously practised as a solicitor in London and Dublin.
 
The directors will be members of the Central Bank’s Senior Leadership Committee and will take up their roles with immediate effect.
 
Announcing these appointments Director General, Financial Conduct, Derville Rowland said: ‘We are pleased to announce these senior appointments to key positions today. Together these directors bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in financial regulation to these portfolios and I look forward to working with them deliver our mandate in financial conduct.”