DAA Corporate

Pádraig Ó Ríordáin was appointed Chairman in January 2012. Pádraig is a Corporate Partner in Arthur Cox, the leading Irish law firm, where he served as managing partner from 2003 to 2011. In 2009, he was named European Managing Partner of the Year and in 2012 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Managing Partners’ Forum. He studied law in the National University of Ireland and Harvard Law School and has practised in New York and Dublin. He is a non-executive director of Paddy Power and of TVC Holdings. Pádraig sits on the Insolvency Law Advisory Group to the European Commission.

Declan Collier joined the Dublin Airport Authority as Chief Executive in April 2005. Prior to his appointment, Declan worked all his professional career with ExxonMobil, where he held various senior management positions in Ireland and the UK, including from 2000 to 2002 as Chairman and lead Country Manager, Esso Ireland. He is President, Airports Council International - Europe.

Gerard Collins is a former senior Irish politician. During his ministerial career, he served as Minister for Communications, Minister for Justice and Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is also a former President of the EU Council of Ministers, former Vice President of the European Parliament, a member of the Transport Committee and former Co-Chairman of the Anglo Irish Conference.

Thomas Guilfoyle was appointed to the Board in October 2009 under the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 to 2001. A qualified electrician, Thomas joined the company in 2001 and works in the Maintenance Department in Shannon Airport. Thomas  is currently Chairman of the Airport Group of Unions and a member of the ICTU Worker Directors Group. He is an elected officer of the TEEU’s National Executive Council and the TEEU Limerick No1. Branch Secretary.

Michael Lenane was appointed to the Board in October 2009 under the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 to 2001. Michael holds a BSc (Hons) in Business and Information Technology from Trinity College and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT). Michael joined the company in 1980 and is now Head of Airside Operations at Dublin Airport. Michael is a member of the IMPACT Union.

John Lynch heads the Europe and African marketing operations at aircraft leasing company BBAM and is managing director at its Zurich office. He was part of the management team at BBAM which successfully completed an MBO of Babcock & Brown’s aircraft leasing business in 2010. Before joining BBAM, he spent 12 years in various senior executive positions at Babcock & Brown. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he holds an MBA from University College Dublin.

Mary McCabe was appointed to the Board in December 2008 under the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 to 2001. Mary joined the company in 1998 and works in the Cleaning Department. She is a Divisional Committee member of the Utilities and Construction Section of SIPTU and for over 10 years has represented the Cleaning Department at local and branch level.

Colm McCarthy is a lecturer in economics at University College Dublin. He previously worked at the Central Bank, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and with DKM Economic Consultants. He chaired the Irish government’s Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities and the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Essex.

Barry Nevin was appointed to the Board in March 2005 under the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 to 2001. Barry joined the company in 1990 and works in the Airport Police/Fire Service. He is a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Worker Directors Group and the Dublin Airport Authority Group of Unions. Barry holds a BA in Legal Studies.

Gerry Walsh is Chairman of the Cork Airport Authority. He is an independent business advisor who provides strategic support to the boards and senior management teams of a number of Irish and international companies. As Chief Executive of Bord Gáis from 2000 to 2007 he led the transition of the company to an all-Ireland energy company providing both gas and electricity to customers throughout the island of Ireland. He is an engineering graduate of UCC.