Clúid firmly believes that our success is down to our dedicated, professional team. Board members, all of whom are non-executive, are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of experience and skills to their deliberations. The board aims to ensure a balance of both age and gender among members and openly advertises for positions. The board is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance.
Mark is a senior director in Finance, working with Montreal incorporated SNC – Lavalin Group. Prior to the acquisition of Kentz Group by SNC, he was treasurer of London listed Kentz Group, and is based in Clonmel. He has served as treasurer of the McInerney Homebuilding Group for nearly 20 years and has experience in the private and social housing markets in Ireland and UK in that role. His previous career had been in the public sector.
Des has over 25 years financial services sector experience encompassing roles in client facing and support functions. Des has spent a large part of his career structuring and financing large European infrastructure projects in the transportation, telecommunications, water and waste treatment sectors. Most recently Des was a Board Director and CFO of KBC Bank Ireland with responsibility for the Finance, Treasury, Credit and Data functions.
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.
Anne is an independent consultant and non-executive director providing support and advice to boards and organisations on strategy and governance. Anne’s reputation is built on a successful career as a highly effective Operations Director and in the last few years as a successful interim executive director in the social housing sector; devising and implementing turn around projects that stabilize and transform services. She is regularly invited to speak at national and international events about asset management, sustainability, fuel poverty, governance, and the needs of destitute migrants. Anne is a trustee of the Refugee Council and former Chair of Innisfree Housing Association.
Paul Mooney is a director of Cushman and Wakefield, a global commercial real estate agency, and is Head of Asset Services for Ireland. Prior to joining Cushman and Wakefield, Paul was managing director and founder of Benchmark Property a specialist property management agency. Paul has worked in property management for almost thirty years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland. Paul is a former member of the board of the Property Services Regulatory Authority where he served two terms and is currently Honorary Treasurer of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland. Paul lectures in property management for Technical University Dublin and the Society of Chartered Surveyors.
David Mullins is Professor of Housing Policy at the University of Birmingham. For nearly 30 years he has led research projects on the role of housing associations in the delivery of housing policy. David is a member of the coordination committee of the European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) and leads the ENHR working group on Social Housing Governance. He has been a member of three housing association boards in England and has worked for the Housing Corporation and for two London Local Authority Housing Departments.