Des Crowley - Bank of Ireland – Speaker

CEO, Retail Banking

Joined Bank of Ireland Group in 1988. In March 2000, became a member of the Bank of Ireland Group Executive Committee on being appointed Chief Executive of Retail Banking Ireland. Appointed Chief Executive of Bank of Ireland UK Financial Services division, Director of Bristol & West plc and Bank of Ireland UK Holdings plc in January 2006. Appointed Chief Executive Officer – Bank of Ireland Retail (Ireland & UK) division in May 2009 and Chief Executive - Retail UK Division in March 2012.  Chairman of Post Office Financial Services and Director of First Rate Exchange Services, the Group’s joint ventures with UK Post Office. Director of New Ireland Assurance Company plc.  Appointed Director of Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc on 17 September 2009 and appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ireland (UK) plc on 20 March 2012