The Board
Keith Butler
Employee Director
Appointed 1 November, 2024
Keith has been working as a postal operative in Glenageary DSU, Co Dublin since 1992 during which time he has been involved in all aspects of Collection & Delivery operations.
A dedicated Communications Workers’ Union member and local branch representative, he was elected Assistant Secretary of the Dublin Postal Delivery Branch (DPDB) in 2020, with responsibility for Health & Safety. Keith is also a member of the Joint Conciliation Committee (Health & Safety) and engages with a broad range of industrial relations matters on behalf of the DPDB.
Paula Butler
Chief Admin Officer & Company Secretary
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.
Barry Gavin
Director
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.
Teresa Kavanagh
Employee Director
Appointed 1 November, 2024
Teresa Kavanagh is Business Process Improvement Manager with An Post Commerce, managing all Lean Six Sigma, ISO and Business Continuity programmes.
Since joining An Post in 1990, she has progressed through a variety of roles, including Clerical Assistant in Cash Accounts Finance; Post Office Clerk in Bray Branch Office; Bray Delivery Services Manager and Retail Branch Manager. She was appointed Operational Audit Executive with the Internal Audit team in 2006 and selected to work with the Chief Risk Officer on Risk Management and the Risk Register.
A business graduate of UCD, Teresa is currently studying for a Masters in Lean Six Sigma Management at the University of Limerick. She is a member of the AHCPS executive board and the current An Post Branch Secretary. She also served on the Board of An Post Credit Union and chaired its Risk and Audit Committee.
Helen Kelly
Director
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).
Matt Kennedy
Director
Appointed 20 June, 2023
Dr. Matt Kennedy is an Executive Director for IDA Ireland where he is Global Leader for Client Transformation. This portfolio includes responsibility for IDA Ireland’s client investments in sustainability, R&D, digitalisation and talent development.
Matt was previously Arup’s Global Leader for Climate Strategy Services and its the Europe Region Sustainable Development Leader.
He brings 25 years’ experience in delivering national and international 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 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 Fellow with IEMA, the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
Paul Kennedy
Employee Director
Appointed 1 November, 2024
Paul joined An Post in 1986 as a postman in Galway and he has been an active Communications Workers’ Union branch official for more than 30 years.
In 2001 Paul was elected Chairperson of the Galway Postal Branch and elected to the CWU National Executive Council in 2018, where he served on several committees including those focussed on Equality, Mails Collection & Delivery and Uniform Planning. He took up the position of CWU Regional Officer in 2024.
Sinéad Mahon
Director
Appointed 12 May, 2022
Sinéad Mahon is an independent Non Executive Director and advisor, whose 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
Chief Executive Officer
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.”
Deirdre Medlar
Employee Director
Appointed 1 November, 2024
Deirdre joined An Post in 1986, working Dublin’s Central Sorting Office in Sheriff Street. She later trained as a Post Office Clerk and worked in several Branch Post Offices in Dublin, before transferring to Ballina Post Office, Co. Mayo in 2000.
Deirdre has been an active CWU member and official since joining the Company and she has served as Secretary of the Ballina Postal Branch since 2004. She was elected onto the CWU National Executive Council in 2012 and she serves on several committees including Equality and Clerical & Administration.
Ellen Moore
Employee Director
Appointed 1 November, 2024
Ellen joined An Post in 2000 as an Auxiliary Postal Sorter at Portlaoise Mails & Parcels Centre. She moved to a full-time role in 2003 and now works with the Revenue Protection team.
Ellen holds QQI certificates in Training Delivery and Evaluation, and Training and Development. An active member of the CWU throughout her career, she was one of the first Auxiliary representatives on the Portlaoise Postal Branch and went on to hold a number of roles including Branch Secretary and Chairperson.
A member of the CWU National Executive Council since 2008, she serves on a number of sub-committees including the Finance and Education committees.
Kieran Mulvey
Chairman
Kieran Mulvey served as Chairperson of Sport Ireland for 10 years, and was appointed the first Just Transition Commissioner from 2019 to 2023. He was Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission from 1991 to 2016 and 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 also conferred with the first Honorary Fellow of the CIPD.
John O'Grady
Director
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.
Eleanor O’Neill
Director
Eleanor has more than 30 years’ experience working in digital transformation roles and Mergers & Acquisitions roles in technology multinationals such as Symantec, Visio, Microsoft, Marrakech, and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Eleanor also serves as a non-executive director of Coillte, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and the National Transport Authority (NTA). She is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society and a member of the Institute of Directors (Dip IoD) and she holds a B Eng and Diploma in Systems Analysis from the University of Galway and a Diploma in CyberSecurity from UCD.
David Varian
Director
David Varian has 40 years’ international strategic and operational business experience working in complex global organisations including Diageo, Imperial Chemical Industries and Amoco Oil corporation. While his primary expertise is in Supply Chain, he has led global manufacturing operations and logistics functions and strategy teams and he has held responsibility for major transformation programmes.
Since retiring from Diageo in 2023 David acts as a strategic advisor to selected companies and he is Chairman of the Guinness Enterprise Centre which provides support and guidance for founders and start-up companies. As Chairman, he has built this into a major entrepreneurial hub that is now home to 150 businesses employing over 600 people.
David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. He has also completed the Oxford University Leading Sustainable Corporations programme.
