Experience

Daisyhouse Housing Association

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Secretary and Non-Executive Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present



SCOOP Foundation

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Secretary and Non-Executive Director

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

• Ireland
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Company Secretary

  • Oct 2020 - Present



KB Associates

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Secretary

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Acting on behalf of the company as company secretary for a large portfolio of clients• Coordinating the agenda, board pack preparation and action points of meetings• The attendance and taking minutes of the meetings• Establishment of Funds, Liquidations and assistance with transactions• Managing client relationships and responding in a timely manner. • Acting on behalf of the company as company secretary for a large portfolio of clients• Coordinating the agenda, board pack preparation and action points of meetings• The attendance and taking minutes of the meetings• Establishment of Funds, Liquidations and assistance with transactions• Managing client relationships and responding in a timely manner.



KBC Bank Ireland

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Company Secretarial Specialist (Maternity Cover Contract)

  • Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

  COMPANY SECRETARIAL/CORPORATE GOVERNANCE• Managing the corporate legal obligations of KBC Irish Group companies, including, submission of Annual Returns and other document to the Companies Registration Office and Companies House in UK;• Providing support to directors of KBCI and KBC Irish Group companies to ensure compliance with directors statutory duties (Section 256_269/Section 231 and Section 312 Registers - circularising to directors on quarterly/yearly basis)• Assistance with the coordination of statutory Board Meetings of KBC Irish group companies;• Assistance with the management of sub-committees of the Board of KBCI, (e.g. related party lending committee)• General Company Secretarial advice and support to KBC Bank, including drafting of resolutions and EGM’s as required• Maintaining Statutory Registers of KBCI and KBC Irish Group companies as required by Company Law;• Establishment of Companies• Liquidations / Strike Off of Companies• Assistance in Coordination of Headed Paper for KBC Bank Ireland & subsidiaries• Assistance in Update of Signatory Lists and Sealing Committees• Sealing of legal agreements• Processing of legal agreements regarding sales of properties• Maintaining KBC Groupwide mandate database. INSURANCE: Management of KBCI’s Insurance requirements, including:• Assessing insurance requirements for new hubs/offices • Assessing insurance requirements for new products and processes • Arranging insurance cover • Liaising with insurance brokers & KBC Group Insurance to co-ordinate insurance obligations;• Management of insurance claims



Mainstream Renewable Power

• Ireland
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Corporate Governance Executive (Maternity Cover Contract)

  • Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

  COMPANY SECRETARIAL/CORPORATE GOVERNANCE• Supporting the CFO with Company Secretarial administration• Company Secretarial responsibility for all Irish subsidiary companies of Mainstream ensuring compliance under the Companies Act.• Preparing minutes and resolutions for board and shareholder meetings.• Maintaining company secretarial records, including shareholders registers, statutory books,• Maintenance of the Corporate Governance sharepoint site and the group organizational structure.• Daily monitoring of CORE to track correspondence between the Mainstream Group and the CRO• Assistance with incorporation and liquidation/dissolution of companies within the group.• Assistance with arranging Board Meetings, AGMs, EGMs, Audit Committee meetings, Risk and Investment Committee meetings and Remuneration Committee meetings.• Review of and updating terms of reference for the Board Committees.• Responsibility for preparing and filing statutory forms with the CRO including annual returns, registration and release of registered charges, changes to Constitutional documents, changes to directors and secretary, special resolutions and registered office addresses.• Co-ordination of documents that are required to be notarized, legalized and Apostilled.• Responsibility for maintaining up to date Know Your Client (KYC) documentation for all directors/secretaries and responding to KYC requests across the group.INSURANCE: Management of Insurance requirements, including:• Assessing insurance requirements for new products and processes • Arranging insurance cover • Liaising with insurance brokers & country mamangers to co-ordinate insurance obligations;• Management of insurance claims



Eaton

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Coordinator

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Managed a large portfolio of over 200 subsidiaries in EMEA region for the company secretarial department; • Maintaining trackers to ensure that both compliance and legislative requirements were met in each jurisdiction;• Assistance with incorporation and liquidation/dissolution of companies within the group.• Responsibility for initiating process with internal/external representatives to ensure the filing of statutory forms with government authorities including annual returns, changes to Constitutional documents, changes to directors and secretary, special resolutions and registered office addresses;• Responsibility for maintaining up to date Know Your Client (KYC) documentation for all directors/secretaries and responding to KYC requests across the group;• Drafting of Directors handbook and leading Eaton’s internal training in relation to corporate governance and directors duties;• Drafting of various Power of Attorneys to grant signing rights, banking authority, (be them general or very time/authority specific documents) and responsibility that these met internal and external requirements;• Co-ordination of documents that are required to be notarized, legalized and Apostilled.



Intertrust Group

• Netherlands
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Relationship Manager

  • May 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Managed a large portfolio of client companies including funds, holding companies andoperating companies• Face-to-face client and board meeting interaction• Maintained a 24 hour response time to queries and high degree of flexibility• Statutory filings with CRO• Incorporation of companies / Irish branches• Preparation of Minutes, board packs, agendas• Preparation of liquidation documentation• Production of registers and share certificates• Due diligence on clients (CDD), KYC, AML and opening of bank accounts



Law Library

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Barrister at Law (Devilling)

  • Oct 2013 - May 2014

  Independent legal practiceLiaising with clients and providing the service of a legal advocateGeneral practitioner: Family, Criminal and Civil lawIn addition to my practice, I offerd the following volunteer services: 1. Member of St Dominic's Credit Union credit control committee 2. Providing Free Legal Advice for Waterford's citizen information board3. Assisting South East Community CEO with recent regulatory requirements Independent legal practiceLiaising with clients and providing the service of a legal advocateGeneral practitioner: Family, Criminal and Civil lawIn addition to my practice, I offerd the following volunteer services: 1. Member of St Dominic's Credit Union credit control committee 2. Providing Free Legal Advice for Waterford's citizen information board3. Assisting South East Community CEO with recent regulatory requirements



Respond!

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Researcher (Fixed term contract)

  • May 2013 - Oct 2013

  The drafting of submissions which were presented to Oireachtas committees Drafting of Policy documents for the Board of Directors Assessing present and future legislative and regulatory obligationsAnalysing relevant Irish/EU political and policy updates The drafting of submissions which were presented to Oireachtas committees Drafting of Policy documents for the Board of Directors Assessing present and future legislative and regulatory obligationsAnalysing relevant Irish/EU political and policy updates



Department of Justice and Equality

• Legal Assistant Irish Presidency EU (Fixed term contract)

  • Dec 2012 - May 2013

  • Drafting of policy documents• Detailed research on the EU data protection regulation. • Attendance of EU Council meetings in Brussels such as a trialogue, bi-laterals, Dapix and an EJN. The details/records of the meetings were reported back to senior civil servants• Formed part of the Irish Delegation which represented Ireland at EU Council meetings • Worked as part of a small team which required excellent time management and prioritisation skills • Drafting of policy documents• Detailed research on the EU data protection regulation. • Attendance of EU Council meetings in Brussels such as a trialogue, bi-laterals, Dapix and an EJN. The details/records of the meetings were reported back to senior civil servants• Formed part of the Irish Delegation which represented Ireland at EU Council meetings • Worked as part of a small team which required excellent time management and prioritisation skills



Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Researcher on the Statute Law Revision Project (Fixed term contract)

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Legislative analysis,• Compilation of legal instruments,• Production of electronic and hard copy files,• Use of the Lotus Notes Database (6.5). • Legislative analysis,• Compilation of legal instruments,• Production of electronic and hard copy files,• Use of the Lotus Notes Database (6.5).



Plugged In

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Marketing Executive (self-employed)

  • Jun 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Social media marketing and website optimisation • Sourcing advertising revenue and devising sales strategies• Event organisation for promotion of company. • Writing of website/newspaper content eg. articles, interviews with celebrities, reviews etc • Social media marketing and website optimisation • Sourcing advertising revenue and devising sales strategies• Event organisation for promotion of company. • Writing of website/newspaper content eg. articles, interviews with celebrities, reviews etc



FAS

• Guatemala
• Financial Services

• General Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Oct 2007

  • Worked as a team and on my own initiative • Worked as a team and on my own initiative



Bausch + Lomb

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General operative

  • Nov 2005 - Oct 2006

  • Target driven environment• Worked in a small team • Quality assurance standards • Target driven environment• Worked in a small team • Quality assurance standards