EirGrid plc Annual Report 2011

Ann Scully
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES
Prior to becoming EirGrid’s Director of Information
Services, Ann Scully was Director of the All-Island
Project. Together with her counterpart in SONI, she
was responsible for the programme to achieve the
establishment of the all island Single Electricity
Market (SEM) by the agreed ‘go live’ deadline of
01 November 2007. Prior to taking on this project,
she held a number of managerial and project roles
in ESB National Grid and ESB, including establishing
the wholesale electricity market in Ireland in 2000
and CEO of ESBI Alberta Ltd, the Transmission
Administrator in Alberta, Canada. A graduate of
Trinity College, she holds a degree in Electrical
Engineering.
Aidan Skelly
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Aidan Skelly joined EirGrid as Chief Financial Officer
in June 2005. He was previously Finance Director
with Waterford Stanley Limited. He worked with
Waterford Crystal from 1987 to 2002, during which
time he held a number of finance and commercial
positions in Ireland and in the UK. He trained as a
Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers
and is a Commerce graduate of University College
Dublin. He also holds an MBS in Corporate
Leadership from Dublin City University.
Fintan Slye
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, EIRGRID & SONI
Fintan has responsibility for the operation of the power
system in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Control
Centres and teams in Belfast and Dublin, ensuring
security and continuity of electricity supply in realtime
across the island. Fintan also has responsibility
for managing EirGrid and SONI’s programme of work
to facilitate the integration of world-leading levels of
renewables on the power system. Prior to working
for EirGrid, Fintan worked for McKinsey & Co in their
Dublin office, supporting companies across Ireland,
UK and Europe. Fintan completed a Masters in
Business Administration from UCD in 2001 and a
Masters in Engineering Science in 1993.
Michael Walsh
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND STRATEGY
Michael Walsh joined EirGrid as Director of Corporate
Affairs and Strategy in September 2011. Prior to joining
EirGrid, Michael was the Chief Executive of the Irish
Wind Energy Association. Previous to this, Michael
was Manager of Market Development at EirGrid where
he played a key role in the successful development of
the Single Electricity Market. His other previous roles
include Manager of Ancillary Services at EirGrid and
a lecturer in Electronic Engineering at UCD. Michael
was a board member of the European Wind Energy
Association between 2008 and 2011. Michael has a
B.E., a Ph.D. and an MBA from UCD. He is a Fellow of
Engineers Ireland.
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