Mark graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Chemical Engineering and spent his early career in pharmaceutical manufacturing with U.S multinationals. Having graduated with an MBA from Erasmus University, Rotterdam he joined Centocor Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company, becoming European Finance Director.
Since returning to Ireland in the mid-1990s, Mark has held a variety of business leadership roles including CEO of the Mater Private Hospital, Chairman of EBS and Chairman of Sisk Healthcare Group. He is a director of The Fitzwilliam Hotel Group and a former director of Uniphar plc.
Mark has served on several civic society Boards, including the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, The Galway University Foundation, Common Purpose Ireland, the Mater Foundation, and the Dublin Neurological Institute.
David qualified as a solicitor in 1998 working for Hayes Solicitors based in Dublin, he was Managing Partner from 2011 to 2021 and is now Head of its Commercial and Business Law department. He advises on commercial issues for clients in the media, retail, aviation, sports and motor sectors, amongst others. David is chair of the Governance Committee of Children’s Health Foundation.
Anne-Marie Whelehan has a career in financial services with key areas of focus being finance, operations, HR, treasury, IT and risk management.  Anne-Marie has worked in Dublin, London and Internationally in a range of public, private and government organisations.
She is a Chartered Accountant, with a Masters in Business Administration (DCU) and a Diploma in Company Direction (Institute of Directors).
Oonah McCrann was called to the Bar of Ireland in 1983 and to the Inner Bar in 2003.Â
She has served on the Bar Council of Ireland and on the Barristers’ Professional Conduct Tribunal.
She was elected a Bencher of the Honourable Society of Kings Inns in 2009.
She is a former Chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. She is currently Judge Advocate General to the Defence Forces, the first female to be appointed to that position.
She practices in the area of medical negligence, medical law and product liability. She is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and is an experienced Mediator in disputes involving medical and professional negligence, employment issues and product liability.
Owen is a Consultant Paediatrician, who qualified in University College Dublin. He recently retired from the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street, where he served as Chair of the Medical Board for 5 years. He is currently Medical Director of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC).
He has 35 years’ experience in the areas of paediatric neurodisability and general paediatric medicine. Nationally Dr Hensey has been a member of several high level national advisory groups on disability policy including the National Rehabilitation Board, National Steering Committee for the Development of Progressing Disability Services (PDS), and Development Board of the new National Paediatric Hospital.
Brendan is Chairman of the PM Group, and Glenisk. He is also a non-executive member of University of Galway Finance and Resource Committee and a non-executive director of Business in the Community. Prior to his current roles he worked in professional services with Deloitte Ireland.
He was the CEO of Deloitte Ireland between 2011 and 2019 and served on the executive of Deloitte Northwest Europe. He is a former board member of Galway University Foundation, Devenish Nutrition, Paralympics Ireland and the Irish Management Institute.
He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a graduate of the University of Galway.
