Governance - Corporate Information | Ulster Bank

Des was appointed to the Board of Ulster Bank Ireland DAC in November 2012 and was elected Chairman 2017. He is also a Non Executive Director of Byblos Bank S.A.L and Pepper Group Limited. In November 2011 he retired from GE Capital after 14 years during which he held a variety of senior roles including Chief Risk Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for GE Money Europe which was GE Capital's largest, most successful and profitable business in Europe. In the period 2008-2011 he was responsible for GE's investments and partnerships in banks in high growth emerging markets such as Turkey, Thailand, Taiwan, Central America and Colombia and served on the Boards of these Banks. He also led a major divestment programme for GE Capital Global Banking.

In 1981-1991 Des worked for Ulster Investment Bank Limited in Corporate Banking and headed up its IFSC activities. He also worked with Woodchester Investments plc, Cambridge Group and Arthur Andersen. Des has a B.Comm Degree from UCC and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Rosemary is an Independent Non Executive Director, with a career in Financial Services spanning 24 years. She is a Board Director since 2006. She is currently an INED with Ulster Bank Ireland DAC and is a member of the Risk and Audit Committees and chair of the UBID Remuneration Committee. She is also an INED with Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Ireland Limited and is a member of the Risk, Audit and Remuneration Committees, and chairs the Nominations Committee for this Board. During 2016, Rosemary joined the Boards of Prudential International Assurance plc and Dodge & Cox Worldwide Funds plc, as an INED. She was previously the Deputy CEO for HSBC Bank plc in Ireland and the CEO of HSBC Securities Services Ireland Limited. Prior to this, Rosemary held senior executive roles with ABN AMRO, Citigroup and NatWest Bank plc in the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Rosemary holds a BComm from University College Cork, has completed the Chartered Director Programme in Ireland and is a Certified Bank Director.

Gerry Mallon joined Ulster Bank in June 2016 as CEO of the bank in the Republic of Ireland. He previously held the role of CEO of Danske Bank in Northern Ireland. Prior to joining Danske, Gerry held a number of senior positions at Bank of Ireland.

Former President of the Institute of Banking, Gerry has just completed six years as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the University of Ulster. He is also a Board member and Chairman of the Irish Football Association.

Margot joined Ulster Bank from GE Financial Markets in Dublin, where she most recently held the position of Managing Director Risk Management for GE Financial Markets and Operational Risk Management Lead for GE Treasury.

Prior to this Margot held a number of senior positions at Nikko Principal Investments, Mizuho International and Nikko Europe Plc. A native of Republic of Ireland, Margot has a significant knowledge of the banking landscape in Ireland.

Eddie was appointed to the role of Managing Director, Commercial Banking in May 2015.  Before taking on his current role Eddie was Managing Director, Corporate & Institutional Banking for Ulster Bank.  Eddie joined Ulster Bank in 1993 and served in a variety of roles.  Prior to joining Ulster Bank, Eddie worked for KPMG specialising in Corporate Tax.

Lynne was appointed as Head of HR, Ulster Bank in June 2016. Prior to this, Lynne was Lead Consultant for the PBB HR Consultancy Practice. She was also the RBS HR lead for the programme to separate Ulster Bank Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland and integrate the NI businesses into their equivalent areas within RBS.

Before joining RBS, Lynne was a HR Business Partner with the Nationwide Building Society and prior to that she was Head of Human Resources for House of Fraser (Stores) Ltd.