The Shannon Airport Group Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Annual Report and Accounts | 2024

THE SHANNON AIRPORT GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alan Donohoe was appointed to the Board in January 2023 as an Employee Representative. Alan has over 28 years’ experience with the Airport Police and Fire Service, joining Dublin Airport in 1996 and moving to Shannon Airport in 2004, where he now holds the position of Sergeant/Station Officer. ALAN DONOHOE

Conal Henry was appointed as Chairperson in March 2022. Conal is the founder and Chair of Fibrus. Before co-founding Fibrus, Conal was CEO of Enet, taking it from start up to its £200m acquisition by the Irish Infrastructure Fund in 2017. As CEO of Enet, Conal also led what is now known as NBI to become the winning bidder for the €2bn Irish National Broadband Plan. Prior to Enet, Conal was Commercial Director at Ryanair having previously been Head of Finance for Non-Food and George Clothing at Asda in the UK. Conal graduated in Law from Queens University Belfast in 1991 and is a Chartered Management Accountant. CONAL HENRY, CHAIRPERSON

TOM KELLY

Tom Kelly was appointed to the Board in 2017. He chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Tom has a substantial aircraft leasing and financial services background. He was the Chief Executive Officer of AerCap Ireland from 2010 to 2021, having previously served as its Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Tom spent ten years with GECAS in roles as Chief Financial Officer and Director of GECAS Limited, GECAS’s Irish operation. He also served as global controller for GECAS in his role as Senior Vice President & Controller. Prior to joining GECAS, he spent over eight years with KPMG in London, where his last role was Senior Manager in their financial services practice. Tom is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin.

MARY CONSIDINE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mary is the Chief Executive Officer of The Shannon Airport Group. In her career, Mary has held a number of senior roles, including, Airport Director, Deputy CEO and CFO/Company Secretary of the Group. Mary was instrumental in the establishment of Shannon Group in 2014. She has extensive experience in roles such as aviation, commercial development and finance. Mary leads the Group in maximising the potential of its airport and surrounding lands and property while embedding sustainability across the business, all of which are pivotal in driving economic advancement. Mary is a Board Member of IBEC and sits on the Board of Trustees and the Governing Authority of Mary Immaculate College. She is also a Director of Limerick Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce and the Shannon College of Hotel Management Advisory Board.

AMBROSE LOUGHLIN

Ambrose Loughlin was appointed to the Board in May 2019 for an initial term and reappointed in 2022. Ambrose was a partner with McCann FitzGerald LLP for over 22 years. In addition to client advisory work on financial services, he served in several senior management roles involving finance and risk. He remains a director of the firm’s pension trustee board. Ambrose has particular expertise in the areas of risk management, corporate governance and financial management.

AUDREY COSTELLOE

Audrey Costelloe was appointed to the Board in January 2023 as an Employee Representative.

Audrey has worked in Shannon Airport for 39 years and currently works in the retail department. She is also a trustee of the company pension scheme and was a member of the team that established the Duty Free in Moscow.

STEPHEN RAE

AISLING CURTIS

Stephen Rae was appointed to the Board in May 2019. Stephen is a leader in the compliance, communications and cyber sectors as Principal at Kobn European Leaders. He is Chair and Co-Founder at AML Intelligence, the global AFC and FCC regulatory intelligence platform. Stephen serves on the Supervisory Board of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). He has served as a member of the European Commission’s High- Level Expert Group on Online Disinformation and on the Board of the World Editors Forum. He is ex-Group Editor-in-Chief at Independent News & Media, Ireland’s largest media group. Stephen is a qualified barrister and holds the Award in Business and Leadership for Directors at Cranfield University.

Aisling Curtis was appointed to the Board in March 2023. Aisling is an organisational leader with over 20 years’ experience in telecommunications and technology sectors including global, regional and Irish market roles. Aisling previously held roles as Commercial Director, Global Partner Solutions Director and was previously director of Strategy and Sustainability with Microsoft. She currently acts as Market Leader for PwC. Aisling has held non-executive roles in the UK, Netherlands and South Africa. She currently sits on the Board of ESB and previously sat on the Board of The National Maternity Hospital and held an advisory role on the IMI Council. She has a Master’s in Business Economics from University College Cork (UCC), studied at the Insead Data and Artificial Intelligence School and completed the Cambridge University Sustainability Leadership programme in 2022. Aisling is an active member in the 30% Club Technology Steering Group. She has also been an IMI Mentor and a Business Mentor with Enterprise Ireland.