Our Board

Roy Barrett, Chair

A business leader with 30+ years’ experience of managing a leading stockbroking firm through ownership changes and market disruptions, as well as establishing one of Ireland’s largest Single Family Offices. Has also held several non-executive roles including chairing a national sports body which had to be extensively restructured on foot of financial, governance and other difficulties.

Philippa Cottle

Philippa is a solicitor who has spent the last twenty years working in the aviation sector in Dublin. Now retired from transactional work she is director and head of legal of Blueberry Aviation Group. Prior to arriving in Dublin she worked for three leading law firms and an international aviation business.   She is an experienced non-executive director and holds voluntary positions on the boards of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, the Dublin International Piano Competition and Savvi Credit Union.  She has acted on a number of board committees.as well as acting as chair. A native of London, Philippa lived and worked in France and the United States before arriving in Dublin some 20 years ago.

Alun Dawson

Alun has over 25 years of experience in real estate, and is Development Director for Eagle Street Partners, leading all residential development activity in Ireland and the UK. Prior to joining Eagle Street, Alun previously provided strategic oversight of major projects across Ireland and mainland Europe for vertically integrated investment firm Round Hill Capital. Having studied at University College London, Alun is also a Chartered Member of both the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Association for Project Management (APM). Alun has specialised throughout his career in residential development, creating sustainable homes and communities across both the private and public sector.

Paul Dobey

Paul is a chartered accountant and seasoned business leader with a distinguished career spanning more than 35 years at KPMG. Throughout his tenure, he acted as lead audit partner for Ireland’s largest listed banks, insurance companies, and aircraft leasing entities. Within KPMG Ireland, Paul held several leadership positions, including Head of Financial Services, Head of Risk, and served on the firms Board and its Public Interest Committee. His expertise extended to KPMG’s global operations, where he contributed to the Global Risk Management Steering Group and the Regional Management team as Head of Risk for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In these roles, he was responsible for risk and quality transformation across the region. After retiring from KPMG, Paul assumed a full-time role as Interim Chief Risk Officer and Board Risk Advisor at Novobanco in Portugal, supporting the CEO during the bank’s preparations for a merger, acquisition, or IPO transaction.

Eamonn Doyle

Eamonn has spent 25 years as Chief Executive or Chief Operations Officer in the technology and financial services sectors. Through these roles, he has extensive management experience of information technology, programme management, risk management, and governance – much of that gained in complex multi-country environments. His previous employers were IBM, Capgemini, and the Davy Group.

Caroline Godsil

Caroline has over 25 years experience in all aspects of IT Operations with particular expertise in large scale program and change management, focusing on human resources, processes, procedures and operational structures for the enhancement of overall business performance. Having retired from an executive role in Eir (previously Evros Technology Group) Caroline has focused on non-exec positions and currently sits on the Audit and Risk Committee for Focus Ireland and the Board of St.Broc’s House.

Caroline’s expertise is in defining and developing cross-functional programs, teams and growth initiatives that deliver business results focusing on compliance, overall governance and risk management. Caroline has recently joined the Case Processing Panel for The Department of Justice.