Organisational Structure

Organisational Structure

The Ervia Board

The Board of Ervia currently consists of eight non-executive members and the Group Chief Executive Officer who are appointed by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Kevin Toland

Chairperson

Kevin Toland was appointed to the Board in January 2023 and is Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee. He is an experienced Non-Executive Director/ Chair after a 30 year career where he had significant CEO and management experience in the food, nutrition, beverage , aviation and retail sectors globally with a wide breadth of business skills and deep experience in commercial, finance, strategy and transformation with a proven track record in building and leading strong teams that successfully drove business growth and value. Currently Kevin serves as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Dole plc, and as Chair of Invert Robotics, Chair of Vasorum and Non-Executive Director of Bewleys Limited. Kevin previously was CEO of Aryzta AG from 2017 to 2020 and Chaired Identigen. Prior to this he was CEO of daa plc, the airport services group and Chairman of ARI from 2013 to 2017. Previously Kevin had been with Glanbia plc in a number of roles from 1999 to 2012, notably as CEO and President of their Global Nutrition and US Cheese businesses and was an Executive Director on the plc Board from 2003 to the end of 2012. Kevin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has a Diploma in Applied Finance from the Irish Management Institute.

Fiona Egan

Board Member

Fiona Egan (FCA, B.Comm) was appointed to the Board in July 2022 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Audit and Risk Committee and the Finance and Investment Committee. Fiona is currently Managing Director of Rabobank Ireland. She is an experienced Managing Director with over 20 years’ experience working as a CEO, Corporate and Investment Banker and Non-Executive Director in a number of leadership, execution and governance roles. Prior to joining Rabobank, where she has worked for 19 years, Fiona worked with Goodbody Corporate Finance for 7 years after training and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. Fiona also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Professional Accounting from Smurfit Business School. Fiona served on the Board of a midsized media group from 2011 to 2018.

Fiona has completed several Leadership Development Programmes in business schools across Europe and the US including Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, Ashridge Business School (London) and IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Saoirse Fahey

Board Member

Saoirse Fahey (ACA, B. Elec Eng) was appointed to the Board in January 2023 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Safety, Sustainability and People Committee. Saoirse is currently Head of Finance and Strategy for Stripe EMEA and APAC, and for Sales for all regions. She is an experienced finance leader with over 20 years’ experience in leadership, execution and governance roles. Prior to joining Stripe in 2020, Saoirse worked with Phorest Salon Software as the CFO and COO. She worked with Microsoft for 20 years, in Finance, Marketing, Sales and Operations leadership roles, in both Global and European roles, after training and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Saoirse holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from University College Cork and a Diploma in Professional Accounting from Dublin City University. Saoirse serves on several Boards in Stripe. Saoirse has completed several Leadership Development Programmes in business schools across Europe and the US including Kellogg School of Management (Chicago), Ashridge Business School (London) and IESE Business School in Barcelona.

 

Keith Harris

Board Member

Keith Harris was appointed to the Board in July 2016 and was re-appointed to the Board in July 2019 and in July 2023. Keith is Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee. He is a Board Director at South Staffordshire plc, Industry Partner at AIP Asset Management and an associate of OXERA LLP. He also is the owner of the private infrastructure advisory business, LorraineHouse, specialising in energy generation and distribution investments. Prior to these appointments Keith spent 20 years at Wessex Water, including a period of time at ENRON / AZURIX where he was global head of Regulation. At Wessex Water Plc he held various senior Executive and Board positions at Group, utility and unregulated levels, including CFO and deputy CEO.


Sean Hogan

Board Member

Sean Hogan was appointed to the Board in January 2015 and was re-appointed in January 2020 and in January 2024. Mr. Hogan is a Chartered Director and is Chairperson of the Safety, Sustainability and People Committee a member of the Remuneration Committee. He was Chairman of Northern Ireland Water Limited from March 2011 to March 2015 and is currently the Chairman of WRAS Ltd in the UK and Chairs the expert advisory committee on bovine tuberculosis for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs in Northern Ireland.

Geraldine Kelly

Board Member

Geraldine Kelly was appointed to the Board in October 2021 and is Chairperson of the Finance and Investment Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Geraldine is an experienced Non-Executive Director with a successful international career and a proven track record of delivering results. She has over 25 years board experience contributing to successful businesses in Technology, Energy and Clean Technology sectors with the ability to optimise technology and digital strategies to develop sustainable business solutions. 
 
Geraldine currently serves as a non-executive chair of Accountant Online Limited.
 
Her previous experience includes serving as Chair of Plan Ireland and Microfinance Ireland as well as a non-executive director of Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank, Cenergise Energy Trading Limited, Gaelectric Limited and Tyndall National Institute.
 
Geraldine is a graduate of University College Galway (Maths & Economics), a postgraduate of University College Dublin (MA Economics). She is a Chartered Director with the Institute of Directors and a Certified Bank Director with the Institute of Banking.

Cathal Marley

Board Member

Cathal Marley was appointed to the Board in August 2020 and is a member of the Finance and Investment Committee. He joined Ervia in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed CEO in 2020. He has over 20 years’ experience in the utilities and infrastructure sector, having worked in senior roles across the electricity, water and gas sectors. He holds an MBA from Michael Smurfit Business School, UCD, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the DCU Governing Authority, a member of the Board of the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and a Board member of Swim Ireland. His early career was spent with EY in Dublin and Eastern Europe.

 

Joe O'Flynn

Board Member

Joe O’ Flynn was appointed to the Board in November 2008 and subsequently reappointed in November 2013, January 2015, July 2018 and June 2021. Mr. O’ Flynn is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Safety, Sustainability and People Committee . He is the Chairman of the One Cork Group and a member of the Cork Airport Development Council. He was appointed a member of the executive board of the International Transport Federation in October 2018. He is a former General Secretary of SIPTU, a former Lord Mayor of Cork and former City Councillor. He is a former director of two SIPTU affiliated bodies- the Institute for the Development of Employment Advancement Services and the Larcon Centre- the controlling body for the Liberty Hall Centre for Performing Arts. He is also a former Treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and a former member of its Executive Council.


Keara Robins

Board Member

Keara Robins was appointed to the Board in January 2023 and is a member of the Safety, Sustainability and People Committee and the Finance and Investment Committee . Keara has significant non-executive experience on boards in the state sector, regulated energy investment funds and the voluntary sector. She was a board member of the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) until August 2023 and is an independent director to 4D Global Energy Funds. She has worked globally in the oil and gas sector working with Shell International as a petroleum engineer, contracts engineer, and senior project engineer. She subsequently worked in the sector as an independent consultant for Governments, independent oil companies, Foundations, and the UN on a range of energy challenges. She has proven experience and an understanding across the energy sector value chain with particular interest in the challenges of the green transition and energy decarbonization. She is an engineering graduate (BA BAI) of Trinity College, Dublin.

THE GAS NETWORKS IRELAND EXECUTIVE TEAM

The Gas Networks Ireland Executive Team, headed up by Cathal Marley Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the day to day management of the Ervia’s principal subsidiary, Gas Networks Ireland. For more, visit Gas Network's Ireland organisation structure.