Eamonn Rothwell, aged 51, joined the board in 1987 as non-executive director and was appointed to the position of Managing Director in 1992. He is a past director of NCB Group. Prior to that, he worked with AIB Group and Bord Failte Eireann (The Irish Tourist Board).

Gearoid O'Dea
BComm, FCA.
Finance Director.

Gearoid O’Dea, aged 51, joined the Company in April 1988 and was appointed to the Board in November 1988. He previously worked in various financial positions within CRH plc. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG.

Tony Kelly, aged 51, joined B&I Line (now Irish Ferries) in 1973 and worked in a number of operational and marketing roles within the company. He was appointed to the Board in January 2002. He is a director of the all-Ireland tourism body Tourism Ireland and a director and former chairman of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation.

John McGuckian, aged 67, has been a director since January 1988. He has a wide range of interests, both in Ireland and internationally. He is Chairman of Ulster Television plc and a former Chairman of Industrial Development Board (of Northern Ireland). His other directorships include AIB Group.

Peter Crowley was co-opted to the board in September 2003. Peter is a chartered accountant. He is Chief Executive of IBI Corporate Finance and is a past executive and current non-executive director of Sigma Communications Group.

Bernard Somers was coopted to the board in March 2004. He is a director of a number of public companies including Independent News & Media plc, Ardagh plc and DCC plc and is a partner in Somers and Associates, a professional practice which specialises in corporate restructuring.

Thomas Corcoran,
BComm, FCA.
Company Secretary.
Thomas Corcoran, aged 42, joined the company
in 1989 from PwC, where he qualified as a chartered
accountant. He was appointed Company Secretary
in May 2001.