EirGrid plc Annual Report 2011

She was elected to the Board of the British Council
in September 1999 and has chaired its Northern
Ireland Committee. Dr. Smyth has a BSc (Econ) from
Queen’s University, Belfast and is a Companion of
the Institute of Personnel and Development. She
was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the
University of Ulster in 2000. She has been used as
an Independent Assessor for Public Appointments.
Dr. Smyth is also a past Federation President of
Soroptimist International of Great Britain and
Ireland. She was awarded a CBE in the 1998 New
Year’s Honours List.
Richard Sterling
Richard Sterling was appointed to the Board in
June 2009 for a five year term. He is former
Managing Director of Coolkeeragh Power
Limited based in Derry and is a past President
of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. He was
appointed a Board Member of Ilex, the Urban
Regeneration Company for the Derry City Council
area in 2003, and during his six year term he
served as Acting Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
Richard was awarded an OBE in 2003 for services
to the Basic Skills Committee and to business in
Northern Ireland.
Regina Moran
Regina Moran was appointed to the Board in
September 2011 for a five year term. Regina Moran,
a chartered engineer, was appointed CEO of Fujitsu
(Ireland) Ltd in 2009. She leads a 350 strong team
focussed on delivering ICT services to the Irish
marketplace.
Following her third level education in Engineering
undertaken in Waterford and Cork, Regina’s career
began as an Electronics Engineer with Amdahl,
a computer mainframe manufacturer progressing
to become a co-founder of the services and
consulting group there.
In 1997, Regina was co-founder of DMR Consulting
Ireland where she held the role of Director of
Operations responsible for Project Delivery.
From there she moved to DMR Consulting, which
became Fujitsu Consulting and subsequently merged
with Fujitsu Services in April 2004. Regina was
appointed CEO of Fujitsu Services in August 2006.
Regina is the current Chair of ICT Ireland within
IBEC. She is an elected member of the Council
of Dublin Chamber of Commerce and sits on the
Executive. Regina is a member of the Dublin City
University Governing Authority and sits on the
Audit Committee. She is a Fellow of the Institution
of Engineers Ireland (FIEI). Regina holds an MBA
from Dublin City University, which she achieved
with First Class Honours, coming first in her group.
She was also awarded the ‘Sir Charles Harvey Award’
for outstanding contribution in her post-graduate
studies.
Dr. Gary Healy
Dr. Gary Healy was appointed to the Board in
September 2011 for a five year term. Dr. Gary Healy
is the head of regulation and public policy
at Telefonica O2 and vice-chair of the
Telecommunications Internet Federation in IBEC.
Dr. Healy was Director of Market Development in
the Commission for Communication Regulation
(ComReg) and a regulatory consultant with Jacobs
& Associates and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Dr. Healy has advised clients in Ireland on regulatory
and public policy and on projects supporting
governments in Eastern Europe and the Middle
East. Prior to joining ComReg, Dr. Healy was Country
Manager with Thomson Reuters and CFO for a
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