Zeus Packaging appoints new CFO
Zeus Packaging has appointed Sean O’Keeffe as Group CFO. Mr O’Keeffe was previously CFO at Landmark Media and based in Cork. He was previously a Director at Deloitte where he focused on Corporate Finance Advisory. Mr. O’Keeffe is a Chartered Accountant.
New editor appointed at Sunday Business Post
Former editor of the Times Ireland Richie Oakley has been appointed editor of the Sunday Business Post. Mr Oakley’s new role comes less than a month since the last print edition of the Times Ireland was published. He will formally take up his new role in mid-August, succeeding Susan Mitchell, deputy editor, who has been acting editor of the Sunday Business Post pending this appointment. The newspaper was last year sold to Galway businessman Enda O’Coineen, the chairman of Kilcullen Capital Partners.
Deutsche Bank’s Chief Country Officer for Ireland appointed CEO for Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo named Fiona Gallagher the new CEO for Wells Fargo Bank International Unlimited (WFBI), effective October 1, 2019. She will be based in Dublin and report to John Langley, president of Wells Fargo’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and the WFBI Board of Directors. A 15-year Deutsche Bank veteran, Ms Gallagher most recently was managing director, global head of Securities Services and chief country officer for Ireland. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Ms Gallagher worked in New York, USA, for Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch.
AXA UK & Ireland appoints new Chief Risk Officer
Re/insurer AXA UK & Ireland has appointed David Baker as new CRO, replacing Evan Waks who is leaving the company. Mr Baker joins from Direct Line Group where he has been director of group compliance since 2012. Previously, he held regulatory focused roles at Prudential, the Financial Ombudsman Service and Phoenix Group. Mr Baker will also join AXA UK and Ireland’s management committee.