BOARD MEMBER
Francie Gorman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of appointment:
Nationality: Irish
Committee membership: None
Skills and experience:
Francie Gorman is a beef and sheep farmer from Ballinakill in Co Laois. He is the 17th President of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and commenced his four-year term in January 2024. Mr Gorman previously served as IFA Regional Chair for South Leinster, Chair of IFA Laois and represented IFA Laois on the IFA National Farm Business Committee.
Mr Gorman is a Non-Executive Director of Bord Bia which is an Irish semi state Agency whose remit is to market and promote Ireland's food, drink and horticulture industry in Ireland and abroad. He also sits on the board of The Agricultural Trust.
Mr Gorman is a Vice President of COPA (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations) and represents Irish farmers at EU level on COPA, which is the official umbrella representative body for European farmers.
Meet our Board of Directors
Group Chair
Jim Bergin
Group Chief Executive Officer
Tomás O'Midheach
Group Chief Financial Officer
Kate Tobin
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Sylvia Cronin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Pike
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jean Sharp
Independent Non-Executive Director
Silvia Milián Bon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Olive Gaughan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Francie Gorman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Colm McGrattan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul Stanley
Non-Executive Director
Patrick Murphy
Meet some other members of the management team
Chief Risk Officer
Derek Hall
Chief Sales Officer
John Cahalan
Chief Claims Officer
Jackie McMahon
Chief Technology and Operations Officer
Enda Kyne
Chief Human Resources Officer
Carolyn O'Hara
Company Secretary
Nadine Conlon
Chief Strategy Implementation Officer
Kevin Coughlan
Chief Underwriting Officer
Sean Kelleher