Allied Irish Banks : AIB appoints Deirdre Hannigan as new Chief Risk Officer

19th April 2017 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (AIB) has appointed Deirdre Hannigan as Chief Risk Officer.

Deirdre will begin the role on 24th April and started her career in Retail Banking with AIB before moving to its Corporate Banking team. She has also worked with GE, Rabobank, Bank of Ireland and most recently as CRO of the National Treasury Management Agency. Deirdre studied business studies at Dublin City University and completed a masters in University College Dublin. She is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Bankers as well as an Institute of Directors Chartered Director.

Commenting on the appointment, AIB Chief Executive Bernard Byrne said "Deirdre takes up this key position in AIB at a very important stage of our journey. The Risk function plays a pivotal role in our business as we work to deliver a bank with compelling, sustainable capital returns and a considered, transparent and controlled risk profile. I am very much looking forward to the contribution I know Deirdre will make to both the Risk agenda in AIB and to the Leadership Team."

For further information:

Paddy McDonnell, AIB Press Office, Tel: +353-1-6412869 Email: paddy.x.mcdonnell@aib.ie