Patricia Byron is an experienced Chairperson and Independent Non-Executive Director with a background in both the public and private sectors. She is currently Chairperson of the Health & Safety Authority and the Health Insurance Authority, amongst other non-executive positions. She has also served on the Central Bank of Ireland Commission. In her earlier career she held a number of senior executive positions in the Insurance Industry, was Chairperson of the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the first CEO of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board.
John S. Daly is the former chairman of Global Equity Capital Markets (ECM) at Goldman Sachs (GS). Before becoming Head of the Americas ECM Group, John was co-head of the Asia ex Japan ECM Group and held various leadership positions in the Financing Group in Hong Kong and New York. John is also a co-founder of 25madison - a venture studio focused on incubating early-stage start-ups and venture capital investing. Prior to GS he spent four years as an engineer with GE. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin. He serves as a Board Member for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the Irish Arts Centre (New York), and Trinity College Dublin's Provost’s Council.
These appointments follow a public competition held by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) for two Board positions related to Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.
Commenting on the appointments, Minister Chambers said:
“Both Patricia Byron and John S. Daly will bring a wealth of both professional and governance experience to their membership of the NTMA Board and I wish them well on their appointments.”
NTMA Chairperson, Ms. Rachael Ingle, added:
“I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Finance today of the appointment of Patricia Byron and John S. Daly to the NTMA Board. Both Patricia and John are well placed to make valuable contributions to the Agency over the terms of their appointments with their
