Fidelity names new Irish General Manager
Fidelity Investments, the Boston-based financial services firm, has appointed Al Riviezzo as the general manager of its Irish operations. Mr Riviezzo, who has spent more than 20 years working for the company, will lead the 1,000-plus employees in Dublin and Galway in delivering technology, operations, and support services to the US business. He comes to Ireland from Westlake, Texas, where he had held the role of senior vice-president since 2005, leading sales and service delivery teams for Fidelity’s Personal and Workplace business.
BLM appoints three new partners in Dublin
Three new partners have joined BLM in Dublin in the firm’s largest round of partner promotions since it established its office in 2012. Sinead Connolly, Olivia Treston and Garrett Cormican span all business streams across the firm’s Dublin office, which now employs over 40 people. The firm’s Ireland team specialises in cases dealing with insurance fraud, catastrophic injury, health and safety, employers’ and public liability, motor, product liability and professional and medical negligence.
Calor Ireland appoints new chief executive
Duncan Osborne is the new chief executive of Calor Ireland, which supplies and distributes Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) across Ireland. Mr Duncan was the CEO of SHV Energy’s Primagaz business in Scandinavia from 2016 to 2019. He was previously MD of PrimaLNG, part of the SHV Energy Group, and has extensive experience in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market across Europe.
HPE Ireland appoints Maeve Culloty as managing director
HPE Ireland has appointed a new managing director, with Maeve Culloty stepping into the role. Ms Culloty began working with HPE Financial Services in 2007, and is currently director of EMEA business development and marketing. Prior to that, she worked in senior audit and compliance roles in firms such as KPMG and State Street. She will take up the newly created managing director for HPE Ireland role from November 1st, leading a team of more than 600 staff in sites across Leixlip, Galway, Cork and Belfast.
McCann FitzGerald names first chairperson
McCann FitzGerald has appointed Catherine Deane as its first chairperson. Ms Deane is an aviation finance expert, with more than 25 years’ experience of advising on and acting for the world’s largest aircraft lessors and financiers. She has been a partner at the law firm since 1992. Ms Deane will begin the four-year term next month.
Coillte appoints new chief executive
Forestery company Coillte has appointed Imelda Hurley as its new CEO, effective from November 4. Ms Hurley, who replaces Fergal Leamy, is currently a non-executive director of Total Produce. She also serves on the audit and risk committee of the University of Limerick. Gerry Britchfield, chief operations officer and chief financial officer at the semi-State group, had been acting as CEO since April. Ms Hurley’s most recent commercial role was that of chief financial officer of Origin Enterprises, which she held from 2014 up until 2018. Prior to that, she was based in Asia-Pacific, where she was chief financial officer and head of sustainability for PCH International, a global supply chain management business.