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New and notable appointments at Brokers Ireland, ICSA: The Governance Institute in Ireland and Science Gallery Dublin

By Business & Finance
22 November 2018
Cathie Shannon, Director, General Insurance

Business & Finance highlights notable new appointments at Brokers Ireland, ICSA: The Governance Institute in Ireland and Science Gallery Dublin.

Cathie Shannon, Director, General Insurance

Brokers Ireland

Cathie Shannon holds a Bachelor of Civil Law degree and a Masters in Commercial Law and has practiced in areas such as dispute avoidance and dispute resolution particularly for construction professionals, solicitors and accountants and their insurers.

Cathie has significant experience in acting on behalf of Irish and London market insurers in high value claims.

A member of the Insurance Institute of Ireland her role at Brokers Ireland will include representing the interests of general insurance brokers to insurers, government and its agencies and consumers.

Salvador Nash, President

ICSA: The Governance Institute in Ireland

Salvador Nash

Salvador Nash, Director in Legal Services with KPMG was announced as President of the ICSA: The Governance Institute (ICSA) in Ireland at the ICSA AGM held in Dublin on 16 November.

Having previously served as ICSA Vice-President, Salvador will serve a two-year term as head of the Institute, which represents a growing community of over 600 chartered secretaries, governance, risk and compliance professionals in Ireland, as well as more than 200 students.

Ann Mulrooney, Director

Ann Mulrooney

Science Gallery Dublin

Trinity College Dublin and the board of Science Gallery Dublin announced the appointment of Ann Mulrooney as the new Director of Science Gallery Dublin.

Previous to her new appointment, Ann Mulrooney was the CEO of VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art in Carlow since 2013.

Ann Mulrooney comes to the role with a passion for creating transformative experiences that link science, technology, engineering, art, and design. Initially trained as a sculptor, Ann went on to run the National Design and Craft Gallery from 2009-2013 and the VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art from 2013-2018, where she developed ambitious cross-disciplinary artistic programming in STEM-related areas including digital technologies, augmented reality, architecture, design, science, agriculture, engineering and urban planning, with a particular focus on developing public engagement through socially-engaged practice.