EY Ireland Expands Leadership Team With Four Key Appointments

EY Ireland Expands Leadership Team with Four Key Appointments. Pictured left to right: Shane MacSweeney, Head of Strategy and Transactions, EY Ireland and EY Global Infrastructure Leader, Carol Murphy, Head of Markets, EY Ireland, Frank O’Keeffe, EY Ireland Managing Partner, Colette Devey, Chief Risk Officer, EY Ireland, Eoin O’Reilly, Head of AI and Data, EY Ireland. Photo: EY Ireland.

Dublin, 24 September 2024: EY Ireland is pleased to announce four senior appointments to its Leadership Team. 

Shane MacSweeney takes on dual roles as Head of Strategy and Transactions for EY Ireland and EY Global Infrastructure Leader. Shane has over twenty years global experience in corporate and project finance and a wealth of experience in delivering large and complex infrastructure projects worldwide. He has been a Partner at EY Ireland since 2017.

Carol Murphy takes on a new role as Head of Markets which will see her oversee the development and execution of EY Ireland’s market strategy aimed at delivering exceptional value to EY's clients and stakeholders.  Carol has a background in technology with over 25 years’ experience advising clients on how they can leverage technology to deliver business transformation and innovation, while balancing risk and regulation. 

Eoin O’Reilly has been appointed Head of AI and Data with responsibility for driving EY Ireland’s AI & Data strategy. In this role Eoin will lead a multi-disciplinary team of over 300 people, designing and implementing data and AI-driven solutions to enable clients to take advantage of the enormous opportunities presented by AI. He joined EY in 2004. 

Colette Devey has been appointed as the Chief Risk Officer for EY Ireland. Colette also leads EY Ireland’s Consumer Products and Retail Practice, and is a Partner in our Risk Consulting business. She joined EY in 2003 and became a Partner in 2019. 

EY Ireland employs more than 5,100 people on the island of Ireland, with offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford supporting organisations across a broad range of industries and sectors, in areas such as Audit, Corporate Finance, Tax and Law, Consulting, AI and Data Analytics.

Frank O’Keeffe, EY Ireland Managing Partner, says: “I am very pleased to announce the appointment of these exceptional leaders to our EY Ireland Leadership Team. Carol, Colette, Eoin and Shane are standout leaders in our business who inspire our people every day and work with our clients to help them solve some of their most complex and strategic issues. In their new roles I know that they will continue to help our firm to unlock our full potential in the years ahead.

“At EY we are committed to achieving purposeful growth as we focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients. Together with Carol, Colette, Eoin and Shane and our entire EY Ireland team, we are all in to help our clients shape the future with confidence.”

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