The Board of Irish Continental Group plc announced the co-option to the Board of Éimear Moloney as a non-executive Director. The appointment is effective immediately. Éimear has over 20 years' experience in capital markets and most recently held a senior executive position with Zurich Life Assurance (Ireland) plc, with responsibility for managing asset allocation across various geographic portfolios.

She has acquired extensive knowledge of capital markets, macro-economics and strategy to drive shareholder returns. Éimear holds non-executive directorships at listed companies Kingspan Group plc where she is a member of the Audit Committee and Hostelworld Group plc where she chairs the Audit Committee. She also holds a non-executive directorship at privately owned Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Group and was previously a non-executive Director at Yew Grove Reit plc.

Éimear holds a B.A. Accounting and Finance and MSc. Investment and Treasury from Dublin City University and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. She is also a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland.

Éimear has also been appointed to the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board.