Honorary Secretary

• Jun 2023 - Present

Director and Council Member

• Oct 2019 - Present

Chairperson (2022 - 2023), Director and Council Member

• Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

Vice Chairperson, (2021 - 2022), Director and Council Member

• Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

Non Executive Chairman

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2023

Rainmaker provides an analytics based software platform for the airline industry that is focused on significantly reducing the 3 most significant variable operational costs in an airline, that is, Crew Costs; Fuel Consumption; and On Time Performance. Rainmaker’s modular solution extracts critical data from an airline’s existing systems and presents KPI’s to management as a series of dashboards and reports, supported by data analytics, to provide forensic drill-down and investigation… Show more Rainmaker provides an analytics based software platform for the airline industry that is focused on significantly reducing the 3 most significant variable operational costs in an airline, that is, Crew Costs; Fuel Consumption; and On Time Performance. Rainmaker’s modular solution extracts critical data from an airline’s existing systems and presents KPI’s to management as a series of dashboards and reports, supported by data analytics, to provide forensic drill-down and investigation capabilities. Rainmaker’s value proposition is based on its ability to reduce airline operating costs by at least 1-2% p.a. which is very significant in the context of the airline industry and represents a significant Return on Investment for its customers. In June 2023, Skymetrix (which is backed by UK private equity firm Ventiga) announced its acquisition of Rainmaker, as part of its strategy to provide a “one-stop shop” for airline cost efficiency. With Rainmaker in its portfolio, the combined entities can now offer airlines the broadest and most powerful unified suite of solutions from one vendor, covering all the major flight-related costs — fuel, crew, ground handling, airport, and navigation. The Currency reported that the business was sold for an upfront figure of €10 million plus an earnout. Show less Rainmaker provides an analytics based software platform for the airline industry that is focused on significantly reducing the 3 most significant variable operational costs in an airline, that is, Crew Costs; Fuel Consumption; and On Time Performance. Rainmaker’s modular solution extracts critical data from an airline’s existing systems and presents KPI’s to management as a series of dashboards and reports, supported by data analytics, to provide forensic drill-down and investigation… Show more Rainmaker provides an analytics based software platform for the airline industry that is focused on significantly reducing the 3 most significant variable operational costs in an airline, that is, Crew Costs; Fuel Consumption; and On Time Performance. Rainmaker’s modular solution extracts critical data from an airline’s existing systems and presents KPI’s to management as a series of dashboards and reports, supported by data analytics, to provide forensic drill-down and investigation capabilities. Rainmaker’s value proposition is based on its ability to reduce airline operating costs by at least 1-2% p.a. which is very significant in the context of the airline industry and represents a significant Return on Investment for its customers. In June 2023, Skymetrix (which is backed by UK private equity firm Ventiga) announced its acquisition of Rainmaker, as part of its strategy to provide a “one-stop shop” for airline cost efficiency. With Rainmaker in its portfolio, the combined entities can now offer airlines the broadest and most powerful unified suite of solutions from one vendor, covering all the major flight-related costs — fuel, crew, ground handling, airport, and navigation. The Currency reported that the business was sold for an upfront figure of €10 million plus an earnout. Show less

Partner, Venture Capital

• Oct 2006 - Apr 2023

As Managing Partner, I was fully accountable for the day-to-day operation of the General Partner’s fund management activities. Advised and supported 11 (of 20) portfolio companies including inter alia, Betapond t/a Stitcher Ads (sale to Kargo Media), Blue Tree Systems (sale to Orbcomm), Crean Solutions t/a micksgarage.com (MBO) Davra, Diona, Fenergo (acquired by Insight Partners), Rainmaker Business Technologies (sale to Skymetrix), SilverCloud Health (sale to AmWell) and TerminalFour… Show more As Managing Partner, I was fully accountable for the day-to-day operation of the General Partner’s fund management activities. Advised and supported 11 (of 20) portfolio companies including inter alia, Betapond t/a Stitcher Ads (sale to Kargo Media), Blue Tree Systems (sale to Orbcomm), Crean Solutions t/a micksgarage.com (MBO) Davra, Diona, Fenergo (acquired by Insight Partners), Rainmaker Business Technologies (sale to Skymetrix), SilverCloud Health (sale to AmWell) and TerminalFour Solutions. Key Achievements • Transformed the fund from an unrealised paper profit to cash profit. Reduced the number of remaining investees from 10 to 3. Positioned investees to exit (trade sale, MBO, PE recap and share swap). The continuing investees have significant realisation potential • Led investor relations activities for the fund with responsibility for quarterly reporting to LPs, including the sign off and approval of management accounts, investor events, showcasing investees, periodic advisory committee meetings and the annual audit • Provided transparent LP reporting and presentations to an exceptionally high standard As General Partner / Investment Director, I was one of 2 Partners who scaled up NCB Group’s (now part of Investec) venture capital activities, raising the €75m Harcourt Venture Fund Limited Partnership during the financial meltdown of 2008. Leveraging an established network of intermediary contacts, I was responsible for originating & selecting investment prospects, pipeline building, due diligence, transaction structuring, securing Investment Committee approval, project managing to legal completion & post transaction portfolio management. Input to Investor Relations activities. Show less As Managing Partner, I was fully accountable for the day-to-day operation of the General Partner’s fund management activities. Advised and supported 11 (of 20) portfolio companies including inter alia, Betapond t/a Stitcher Ads (sale to Kargo Media), Blue Tree Systems (sale to Orbcomm), Crean Solutions t/a micksgarage.com (MBO) Davra, Diona, Fenergo (acquired by Insight Partners), Rainmaker Business Technologies (sale to Skymetrix), SilverCloud Health (sale to AmWell) and TerminalFour… Show more As Managing Partner, I was fully accountable for the day-to-day operation of the General Partner’s fund management activities. Advised and supported 11 (of 20) portfolio companies including inter alia, Betapond t/a Stitcher Ads (sale to Kargo Media), Blue Tree Systems (sale to Orbcomm), Crean Solutions t/a micksgarage.com (MBO) Davra, Diona, Fenergo (acquired by Insight Partners), Rainmaker Business Technologies (sale to Skymetrix), SilverCloud Health (sale to AmWell) and TerminalFour Solutions. Key Achievements • Transformed the fund from an unrealised paper profit to cash profit. Reduced the number of remaining investees from 10 to 3. Positioned investees to exit (trade sale, MBO, PE recap and share swap). The continuing investees have significant realisation potential • Led investor relations activities for the fund with responsibility for quarterly reporting to LPs, including the sign off and approval of management accounts, investor events, showcasing investees, periodic advisory committee meetings and the annual audit • Provided transparent LP reporting and presentations to an exceptionally high standard As General Partner / Investment Director, I was one of 2 Partners who scaled up NCB Group’s (now part of Investec) venture capital activities, raising the €75m Harcourt Venture Fund Limited Partnership during the financial meltdown of 2008. Leveraging an established network of intermediary contacts, I was responsible for originating & selecting investment prospects, pipeline building, due diligence, transaction structuring, securing Investment Committee approval, project managing to legal completion & post transaction portfolio management. Input to Investor Relations activities. Show less

Non Executive Director

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2023

Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions and consulting services to government Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies around the world. Diona’s family of social program engagement solutions, turns smartphones and tablets into tools to achieve better outcomes by helping agencies serve people more effectively while improving how their employees work and collaborate. The company's services organization helps partners and customers design and deliver successful Health and Human… Show more Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions and consulting services to government Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies around the world. Diona’s family of social program engagement solutions, turns smartphones and tablets into tools to achieve better outcomes by helping agencies serve people more effectively while improving how their employees work and collaborate. The company's services organization helps partners and customers design and deliver successful Health and Human Services projects at the city, local, state and national level through their extensive product knowledge and domain expertise. Show less Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions and consulting services to government Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies around the world. Diona’s family of social program engagement solutions, turns smartphones and tablets into tools to achieve better outcomes by helping agencies serve people more effectively while improving how their employees work and collaborate. The company's services organization helps partners and customers design and deliver successful Health and Human… Show more Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions and consulting services to government Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies around the world. Diona’s family of social program engagement solutions, turns smartphones and tablets into tools to achieve better outcomes by helping agencies serve people more effectively while improving how their employees work and collaborate. The company's services organization helps partners and customers design and deliver successful Health and Human Services projects at the city, local, state and national level through their extensive product knowledge and domain expertise. Show less

Non Executive Director

• Jan 2010 - Mar 2023

TERMINALFOUR is a digital engagement and web content management platform for higher education. TERMINALFOUR enables Universities and Colleges to drive student recruitment, retention, alumni fundraising and research promotion by maximising the effectiveness of their digital and content strategies. TERMINALFOUR is a digital engagement and web content management platform for higher education. TERMINALFOUR enables Universities and Colleges to drive student recruitment, retention, alumni fundraising and research promotion by maximising the effectiveness of their digital and content strategies.

Non Executive Director

• Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

Board Observer

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

Non Executive Director

• Jun 2013 - Feb 2020

SilverCloud Health is a leading provider of online therapeutic solutions to support and promote positive behaviour change and mental wellness. Its aim is to meet the key market need to increase reach, lower cost, and provide effective care. The team has spent over ten years researching and building SilverCloud, starting as a seven-year research project at Trinity College Dublin before becoming a three-year translational research project undertaken jointly by the National Digital Research… Show more SilverCloud Health is a leading provider of online therapeutic solutions to support and promote positive behaviour change and mental wellness. Its aim is to meet the key market need to increase reach, lower cost, and provide effective care. The team has spent over ten years researching and building SilverCloud, starting as a seven-year research project at Trinity College Dublin before becoming a three-year translational research project undertaken jointly by the National Digital Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin, and Mater University Hospital in Ireland. It continues to build relationships with leaders in their field to ensure its programs, content, and platform are engaging, effective, and informed with the most up-to-date thinking and technology. In July 2021, SilverCloud Health, was acquired by Amwell, a leading telehealth platform in the United States with more than 80 million customers. No breakdown has been publicly disclosed although reports suggested Amwell paid in excess of $250 million for SilverCloud Health.

Non Executive Director

• May 2013 - Apr 2020

StitcherAds is the first social performance advertising management platform designed specifically for online retailers. It stitches together 1st party data and Facebook’s powerful targeted reach to enable retailers to win more customers in less time. The company was founded as Betapond in 2009 by Declan Kennedy and Conor Ryan to develop innovative tools for marketers to use the Facebook platform to achieve business objectives. The company has developed tools to help marketers in online retail… Show more StitcherAds is the first social performance advertising management platform designed specifically for online retailers. It stitches together 1st party data and Facebook’s powerful targeted reach to enable retailers to win more customers in less time. The company was founded as Betapond in 2009 by Declan Kennedy and Conor Ryan to develop innovative tools for marketers to use the Facebook platform to achieve business objectives. The company has developed tools to help marketers in online retail to acquire new customers and drive incremental sales growth across social media platform providers, such as Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, SnapChat, Instagram. In 2013, Investec Ventures (then NCB Ventures) led a €2 million round. In October 2019, the Waterford based Irish adtech company StitcherAds has been acquired by US-based Kargo for $64m Show less StitcherAds is the first social performance advertising management platform designed specifically for online retailers. It stitches together 1st party data and Facebook’s powerful targeted reach to enable retailers to win more customers in less time. The company was founded as Betapond in 2009 by Declan Kennedy and Conor Ryan to develop innovative tools for marketers to use the Facebook platform to achieve business objectives. The company has developed tools to help marketers in online retail… Show more StitcherAds is the first social performance advertising management platform designed specifically for online retailers. It stitches together 1st party data and Facebook’s powerful targeted reach to enable retailers to win more customers in less time. The company was founded as Betapond in 2009 by Declan Kennedy and Conor Ryan to develop innovative tools for marketers to use the Facebook platform to achieve business objectives. The company has developed tools to help marketers in online retail to acquire new customers and drive incremental sales growth across social media platform providers, such as Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, SnapChat, Instagram. In 2013, Investec Ventures (then NCB Ventures) led a €2 million round. In October 2019, the Waterford based Irish adtech company StitcherAds has been acquired by US-based Kargo for $64m Show less

Non Executive Director

• Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

Blue Tree provides world-class transportation management solutions across multiple classes of assets that include trucks, refrigerated straight trucks as well as refrigerated and dry trailers. Blue Tree serves more than 300 customers in North America, the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Galway based Blue Tree was acquired on 2 October by ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.… Show more Blue Tree provides world-class transportation management solutions across multiple classes of assets that include trucks, refrigerated straight trucks as well as refrigerated and dry trailers. Blue Tree serves more than 300 customers in North America, the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Galway based Blue Tree was acquired on 2 October by ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The acquisition of Blue Tree solidifies ORBCOMM’s transportation portfolio by adding truck in-cab and refrigerated fleet vehicle solutions to ORBCOMM’s industry-leading cargo solutions. The Sunday Times reported that the deal comprises $34.8m in cash, $2m in Orbcomm shares and up to $5.8m more based on Blue Tree hitting performance targets. Show less Blue Tree provides world-class transportation management solutions across multiple classes of assets that include trucks, refrigerated straight trucks as well as refrigerated and dry trailers. Blue Tree serves more than 300 customers in North America, the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Galway based Blue Tree was acquired on 2 October by ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.… Show more Blue Tree provides world-class transportation management solutions across multiple classes of assets that include trucks, refrigerated straight trucks as well as refrigerated and dry trailers. Blue Tree serves more than 300 customers in North America, the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Galway based Blue Tree was acquired on 2 October by ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The acquisition of Blue Tree solidifies ORBCOMM’s transportation portfolio by adding truck in-cab and refrigerated fleet vehicle solutions to ORBCOMM’s industry-leading cargo solutions. The Sunday Times reported that the deal comprises $34.8m in cash, $2m in Orbcomm shares and up to $5.8m more based on Blue Tree hitting performance targets. Show less

Non Executive Director

• Aug 2009 - Dec 2015

Investment Holding Company Investment Holding Company

Non Executive Director

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2015

Fenergo is an award-winning provider of Client Lifecycle Management software solutions for capital markets and investment banks; private banks; central banks and regulatory bodies; and exchanges. Its enterprise platform is comprised of three core software solutions that enable financial institutions tasked with onboarding complex institutional clients to manage new and existing client and counterparty data, documentation and regulatory requirements efficiently. Fenergo was funded by… Show more Fenergo is an award-winning provider of Client Lifecycle Management software solutions for capital markets and investment banks; private banks; central banks and regulatory bodies; and exchanges. Its enterprise platform is comprised of three core software solutions that enable financial institutions tasked with onboarding complex institutional clients to manage new and existing client and counterparty data, documentation and regulatory requirements efficiently. Fenergo was funded by Investec Ventures in September 2013 and is now backed by US private equity firm, Insight Venture Partners, following an equity recapitalisation in July 2015 which saw Investec Ventures realise an excellent return on its investment on behalf of the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund. Show less Fenergo is an award-winning provider of Client Lifecycle Management software solutions for capital markets and investment banks; private banks; central banks and regulatory bodies; and exchanges. Its enterprise platform is comprised of three core software solutions that enable financial institutions tasked with onboarding complex institutional clients to manage new and existing client and counterparty data, documentation and regulatory requirements efficiently. Fenergo was funded by… Show more Fenergo is an award-winning provider of Client Lifecycle Management software solutions for capital markets and investment banks; private banks; central banks and regulatory bodies; and exchanges. Its enterprise platform is comprised of three core software solutions that enable financial institutions tasked with onboarding complex institutional clients to manage new and existing client and counterparty data, documentation and regulatory requirements efficiently. Fenergo was funded by Investec Ventures in September 2013 and is now backed by US private equity firm, Insight Venture Partners, following an equity recapitalisation in July 2015 which saw Investec Ventures realise an excellent return on its investment on behalf of the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund. Show less

Non-Executive Director

• Oct 2010 - May 2013

Founded in 2010, HeyStaks is a leader in next-generation search and discovery technologies that are designed to harness the wisdom of the crowd to make information retrieval both collaborative and productive. Implementation of HeyStaks' products fosters innovation across organizations and converts casual unique visitors into loyal customers across the consumer web. The HeyStaks platform is the product of more than 30-man years of cutting-edge research in University College Dublin, The Clarity… Show more Founded in 2010, HeyStaks is a leader in next-generation search and discovery technologies that are designed to harness the wisdom of the crowd to make information retrieval both collaborative and productive. Implementation of HeyStaks' products fosters innovation across organizations and converts casual unique visitors into loyal customers across the consumer web. The HeyStaks platform is the product of more than 30-man years of cutting-edge research in University College Dublin, The Clarity Centre for Sensor Web Technologies and Science Foundation Ireland. HeyStaks has patented algorithms in areas of: collaborative search, social discovery, reputation modeling, community modelling and meta techniques to calculate relevance. The investment in the company was realized by way of an MBO. Show less Founded in 2010, HeyStaks is a leader in next-generation search and discovery technologies that are designed to harness the wisdom of the crowd to make information retrieval both collaborative and productive. Implementation of HeyStaks' products fosters innovation across organizations and converts casual unique visitors into loyal customers across the consumer web. The HeyStaks platform is the product of more than 30-man years of cutting-edge research in University College Dublin, The Clarity… Show more Founded in 2010, HeyStaks is a leader in next-generation search and discovery technologies that are designed to harness the wisdom of the crowd to make information retrieval both collaborative and productive. Implementation of HeyStaks' products fosters innovation across organizations and converts casual unique visitors into loyal customers across the consumer web. The HeyStaks platform is the product of more than 30-man years of cutting-edge research in University College Dublin, The Clarity Centre for Sensor Web Technologies and Science Foundation Ireland. HeyStaks has patented algorithms in areas of: collaborative search, social discovery, reputation modeling, community modelling and meta techniques to calculate relevance. The investment in the company was realized by way of an MBO. Show less

Associate Director

• Sep 2004 - Oct 2006

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, focused on advising clients on domestic & cross border buy & sell-side M&A assignments in the Irish market. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, focused on advising clients on domestic & cross border buy & sell-side M&A assignments in the Irish market.

Associate Director, Corporate Finance

• Jan 2000 - Aug 2004

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, focused on fundraising mandates in the TMT sector, successfully raising in excess of €100m in capital during a 5 year career with Merrion Capital. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, focused on fundraising mandates in the TMT sector, successfully raising in excess of €100m in capital during a 5 year career with Merrion Capital.

Assistant Manager

• 1995 - 1999

DBIrl was the first German bank to establish in the IFSC, applying for a license in December 1988. The company initially issued bonds for re-financing purposes of the Dresdner Bank Group and was awarded a full banking license in October 1995. Its business activities focus on corporate loan business for international clients, provision of corporate services for agency treasury companies and provision of investment management expertise. DBIrl was the first German bank to establish in the IFSC, applying for a license in December 1988. The company initially issued bonds for re-financing purposes of the Dresdner Bank Group and was awarded a full banking license in October 1995. Its business activities focus on corporate loan business for international clients, provision of corporate services for agency treasury companies and provision of investment management expertise.

Assistant Manager

• 1993 - 1995

Scotiabank Bank (Ireland) Limited carries out wholesale banking activities, including Corporate Lending & Treasury Credit; Treasury & Money Markets; Capital Markets; and Structured Products. Scotiabank Bank (Ireland) Limited carries out wholesale banking activities, including Corporate Lending & Treasury Credit; Treasury & Money Markets; Capital Markets; and Structured Products.