EirGrid plc Annual Report 2012

EIRGRID PLC ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2012Executive TeamThe Executive Team is headed up by our Chief Executive, Fintan Slye.A full biography for Fintan is included on page 56.Niamh CahillNiamh Cahill is the Company Secretary and Company Lawyer for EirGrid plc. Niamh isa graduate of NUI Galway BA (Hons) and LL B (Hons) and holds a BL from King’s Inns,Dublin. She was called to the Bar in Ireland in 1985 and the UK Bar (Middle Temple Inn)in 1988. She has extensive experience both in private practice (Four Courts, Ireland) andas an in-house legal Counsel worked for a wide range of major international private andpublic companies in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Prior to joining EirGrid, Niamhworked as a senior commercial lawyer within ESB Group, where she had responsibility formanaging and mitigating a wide range of commercial legal risks in the Irish electricitymarket and ESB’s international investments.Michael KellyMichael Kelly is acting Director of Operations. He is an electrical engineer with over20 years’ experience working in the electricity industry. Prior to his current role he wasmanager of Generation Analysis and Power System Control, thus having responsibilityfor the real time operation of the power system and the National Control Centre. As heis now responsible for the all island power system operations function, he divides histime between the Dublin and Belfast offices.John CloonanJohn Cloonan joined EirGrid in 2002 as Human Resources Director. Prior to takingup this position, he worked for a number of years as Human Resources Director ofLucent Technologies, where his role also encompassed a number of European-wideresponsibilities. Prior to that, he worked with AT&T, Amdahl and EG&G in variousmanagement positions including operations and human resources. In conjunctionwith his current role as Human Resources Director of EirGrid, he also has responsibilityfor the Company’s facilities function.Andrew CookeIn his role as Director of Grid Development, Andrew Cooke is responsible for theplanning, development and maintenance of the transmission grid. He also holdsresponsibility for the design and implementation of transmission access and tariffarrangements. A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, he holds a BSC in ElectricalEngineering. He has more than 30 years’ experience of working in the areas oftransmission system operations and planning, market design and regulation.62