The Board
Bord Gáis Éireann is a corporate body established under the Gas Act 1976.
The Board of Bord Gáis Éireann currently consists of nine members, the Chief Executive and eight non-executive members (including the Chairman), who are appointed by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
The Management Team, headed up by the Chief Executive, is responsible for the day to day management of the company.
Board Profiles
Profiles of the current members of the Board are set out below.
Rose Hynes, Chairman
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 also a director of Total Produce plc, where she is the Senior Independent Director, 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 Bank of Ireland, Shannon Airport Authority plc, Aer Lingus Group plc and Concern.
John Mullins, Chief Executive
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. He is also President of the Cork Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Anam Cara Charity, a Director of the COPE Foundation, and a Member of the Board of the Tyndall National Institute.
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, Ecocem Materials, An Smaoineamh Mór and Realex Payments and is co-Chairman of the North South Roundtable Group, Member of the board of Aer Lingus Group plc, the Gate Theatre, the Middletown Centre for Autism, the Economic and Social Research Institute. 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 the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairperson of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He is the Principal of Eames Solicitors, Dublin. Mr. Eames has served as chairman and member of a number of state bodies and acts as advisor to leading commercial, technology and telecommunications companies. Mr. Eames was appointed a Director of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited in May 2010. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Proinsias Kitt
Proinsias Kitt is a member of the Board since April 2002. Mr. Kitt 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 Independant 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.
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 a Senior Vice President with Smith & Nephew, a UK based global medical technology company. Prior to this he was a 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 Chairperson of the Investment/Infrastructure Committee and a member of 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.
Imelda Hurley
Imelda Hurley was appointed to the Board in November 2010. Ms. Hurley chairs the Audit and Finance Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee. Ms. Hurley is currently the Chief Financial Officer of PCH International, a customised supply chain management solutions company with a focus on the world's leading consumer electronics brands. She was previously the Group Finance Director at Greencore Group plc and prior to that, held various senior leadership positions in that organisation. Ms. Hurley also spent a number of years working with Arthur Andersen in both Ireland and Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.