Rose Hynes

Rose Hynes was appointed to the Board in June 2006 and was appointed Chairman in July 2009. Ms. Hynes chairs the Remuneration Committee and is also a member of the Investment/Infrastructure Committee. Ms. Hynes, a lawyer, is a member of the Court of Bank of Ireland and she is also a member of its Audit, Remuneration and Risk Committees. She is the Senior Independent Director of Total Produce plc, Chairman of its Remuneration Committee and a member of its Audit and Nomination Committees. She is also a director of a number of other companies. Ms. Hynes previously held a number of senior executive positions with GPA Group plc and is a former board member of a number of companies including Shannon Airport Authority plc, Aer Lingus Group plc and Concern.

John Mullins

John Mullins was appointed Chief Executive of Bord Gáis in December 2007 and was also appointed to the Board in December 2007. Mr. Mullins is a member of the Investment/Infrastructure Committee. He has held senior management positions with Greenstar, ESB, ESB International and PricewaterhouseCoopers and was Chief Executive of Bioverda, part of the NTR plc Group, prior to joining Bord Gáis. He is a Fellow of Engineers Ireland and is a member of the UCC Governing Body and Cork Chamber of Commerce Board.

Laurence Crowley

Laurence Crowley was appointed to the Board in August 2009. Mr. Crowley is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Risk Committee. He is Chairman of Gaisce - the President’s Award, the Gate Theatre, Middletown Centre for Autism, Ecocem Materials and Realex Payments and is co-Chairman of the North South Roundtable Group. He is a member of the board of Aer Lingus Group plc, the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Advisory Board of the US-Ireland Alliance. Mr. Crowley previously served as a director and subsequently Governor of Bank of Ireland, as Executive Chairman of the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin and as a former director of Rothmans International plc and Elan Corporation plc.

Aidan Eames

Aidan Eames was appointed to the Board in March 2004 and was subsequently re-appointed in June 2009. Mr. Eames is Chairperson of the Risk Committee and is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. He is the Principal of Eames Solicitors, Dublin. Mr. Eames has served as Chairman and Board Member of a number of state bodies and acts as advisor to leading commercial, technology and telecommunications companies.

Proinsias Kitt

Proinsias Kitt is a member of the Board since April 2002. Mr. Kitt chairs the Audit and Finance Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee. He is Managing Partner in the business advisory firm DHKN Chartered Accountants, which has offices in Galway and Dublin and with over 100 staff is one of the largest Independent Audit/Taxation/Accountancy practices in Ireland. Over the past twenty five years Mr. Kitt has advised on significant commercial transactions in both private and public sector enterprise and he has particular expertise in dealing with owner-managed indigenous Irish businesses. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, and has served on its General Practices Committee, and is a Member of the Internal Audit Association.

Joe O’Flynn

Joe O’Flynn, General Secretary of SIPTU, was appointed to the Board in November 2008 as the ESOP nominated Board Member. Mr. O’ Flynn is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Investment/Infrastructure Committee. He is a former Lord Mayor of Cork and former City Councillor and is also a director of three SIPTU affiliated bodies; the Institute for the Development of Employment Advancement Services, the Irish Trade Union Trust and the Larcon Centre- the controlling body for the Liberty Hall Centre for Performing Arts. He is also Treasurer of Irish Congress of Trade Unions and a member of its Executive Council.

Pearse O’Hanrahan

Pearse O’Hanrahan, a planning and business consultant, was appointed to the Board in December 2002 and was subsequently re-appointed with effect from December 2007. Mr. O’Hanrahan is Chairperson of the Investment/Infrastructure Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Risk Committees. He is Chairman of Dundalk Port Company and Board Member of Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. Mr. O’Hanrahan is also a former Chairman of Dundalk Town Council and former vice Chairman of Combat Poverty Agency.

Mike O’ Hara

Mike O’Hara was appointed to the Board in December 2007 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. O’Hara is Group Vice President of Operations at Boston Scientific Corporation with responsibility for multiple manufacturing sites in Ireland and the United States. He has over 20 years experience in the Multinational Medical Device Industry in Ireland and internationally.

Laurence K. Shields

Laurence K. Shields was appointed to the Board in June 2009 and is a member of the Investment/Infrastructure Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He is Chairman and founding partner of LK Shields Solicitors, Dublin. Mr. Shields has served as President of the Law Society of Ireland and as President of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. He is a former Director and Alternate Director of the Irish Takeover Panel Limited. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Accredited Mediator and a director of a number of companies.