The Board

Paula was appointed as Chief Administration Officer & Company Secretary in January 2020, having been appointed as Company Secretary in 2019.  She first joined An Post as Head of Procurement in 2014, with expertise in supply chain management.  Prior to An Post, Paula held procurement focussed roles in a variety of companies and industries including regulatory, pharmaceutical, hardware & software manufacturers and a regional airline. Paula holds an MBS from Dublin City University, a Diploma from Kings Inns and a BA in Business Studies from University of Liverpool.
 

Appointed 12 May, 2022
 
Barry Gavin is an adjunct lecturer in the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School where he lectures in Sustainable finance and Renewable Energy Finance. He previously held executive roles with an Irish IPP and now sits on the boards of entities and investment funds in various roles, including Independent Chair, Chair of Audit & Risk as well as Independent Non-Executive Director.
 
Barry brings over 20 years-experience of C-Suite and Board experience in the area of Sustainability and Climate Change, specifically in Renewable Power, Buildings, Transport and Municipalities sectors.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA), a graduate of DCU (BA & MBA), a member of the Institute of Directors (Dip IoD) and a graduate of the Saïd Business School, Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme.
 

Appointed 12 May, 2022
 
Helen Kelly is a Senior Counsel.  Helen has expertise in EU and Irish competition law and regulation and who has worked in Dublin, London and Brussels. She has more than 25 years' experience advising on complex competition and regulatory issues including merger control associated with major M&A transactions and litigation before Irish and EU Courts.
Helen was previously a senior partner at Matheson where she led the EU Competition and Regulatory practice for 21 years. She is a law graduate of Trinity College, Dublin (LL.B) and the London School of Economics (LLM).

Appointed 20 June, 2023

Dr. Matt Kennedy is Arup’s Global Leader for Climate Strategy Services and is the Europe Region Sustainable Development Leader, responsible for delivering climate change services and sustainable development within infrastructure, property and cities.

He brings 25 years’ experience in delivering national and international carbon, climate change and sustainable development initiatives across government, industry and academia. Matt was Lead Negotiator for the European Union at the UN Paris Agreement (COP21) negotiations and was previously Chair of the UNEP’s Climate Technology Centre.
 
Matt previously worked with the Irish Government, University College Cork, and the United Nations where he led clean energy and climate transformation projects across Africa, Asia and Middle East. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and Masters’ degrees from NUI Galway and University College Dublin. He is a Chartered Sustainability professional with IEMA. 


 

Appointed 12 May, 2022
 
Sinéad Mahon's areas of specialism include strategic transformation, governance, culture, risk management and conduct. She has held roles including CEO, COO, Chief Financial Officer and divisional head in various regulated Irish and European banking groups and investment firms. 

Sinéad holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin, Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, a first class MBA from Dublin City University, a Diploma in Company Direction and is a Certified Bank Director. She chairs the INED Forum at the Council of the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland.
 

David McRedmond was appointed Chief Executive Officer of An Post in October, 2016. He was previously CEO of TV3 where he transformed the company into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global in December 2015. Prior to TV3, David was the Commercial Director of Eircom and the Managing Director of Eircom Enterprises. His early career was as a retail industry executive in the UK and USA where he held senior roles such as Operations Director of Waterstones, Managing Director of WH Smith Travel Retail and CEO of WH Smith Inc.

A native of Dublin, David holds a Masters degree in Modern Irish History from UCD. He completed the Top Management Programme at the Cabinet Office, UK and the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD. He is the non-executive Chairman of Eir, Ireland’s leading telecoms company, a director of Premier Lotteries Ireland and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.”

Appointed 16 September, 2019
  
Kieran Mulvey served as Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission from 1991 to 2016 and as Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission until June 2016. Kieran has served on many University Boards and various Government Bodies/Agencies. He is a graduate of UCD and holds postgraduate qualifications in Education and Law. A Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland, Kieran holds Honorary Doctorates of Laws from the National University of Ireland and UCD and is an Honorary Fellow of the Employment Law Association.  He was recently conferred with the first Honorary Fellow of the CIPD.
 

Appointed 19 July, 2024

John is a Chartered Accountant with extensive financial services experience particularly in the insurance industry. He was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of FBD Holdings PLC from 2016 until his retirement from the position at the end of 2023. 

Previously John worked for Liberty Insurance Limited as Finance Director. He also worked with Aviva and its predecessor companies in Ireland in various roles including Finance Director, Claims Director and Operations Director between 1989 and 2012. John is a Chartered Director with a Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction awarded by the Institute of Directors.