IoD Executive

She commenced the role in July 2022. Caroline has held several senior leadership roles including most recently as Director General of Engineers Ireland, the all-Ireland professional body for engineers, CEO of the Medical Council of Ireland, the independent statutory regulator of over 20,000 medical practitioners and Assistant National Director of the Health Services Executive.

Caroline is an experienced Non-Executive Director serving as a board member of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), ESB Networks and Irish Manufacturing Research. She is also a member of the 30% Club, a campaign which is led by a group of business Chairpersons and CEOs taking action to increase gender diversity on boards and senior management teams.

Anne is responsible for leading the IoD’s communications strategy, inclusive of brand, marketing, PR, digital communications, research, public affairs and stakeholder engagement. 

Anne’s prior experience includes key marketing and communication roles for the Department of the Taoiseach (Irish EU Presidency team 2013), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), and TheCityUK. As well as previous roles with the Japanese Mission to the EU and the European Parliament, Anne has a Masters in International Relations, a BA Degree in History and Politics, and is also a Certified Digital Marketing Professional.

Geraldine is responsible for the project management of the IoD Ireland website and leads on event marketing and communications, as well as managing other digital marketing promotions and projects.

Geraldine has extensive digital communications and project management experience in the charity and not-for-profit sectors, gained primarily in London where she was based for over 20 years.

Geraldine holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Central St Martin's College of Art & Design London, and a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Surrey. She is also a Certified Digital Marketing Specialist in Search Marketing (CDMS-SM), and holds Google Analytics 4 Certification.
 

Lesley is responsible for membership development within the IoD, looking after new members and handling membership queries.

Anna organises IoD events including the highly popular IoD Briefings Series and signature seasonal lunches.

Sheila is responsible for overseeing the delivery of all IoD director development programmes, including the Chartered Director Programme, bespoke in-house training and one-day training workshops.

Caitriona is responsible for the administration of IoD training programmes and general administration of the office.

Darren supports the administration of the Chartered Director Programme and one-day workshops.