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Summary

Accomplished Leader in Financial Services with 20 years bankingexperience. A strong record of delivering commercially focused,customer centric outcomes, underpinned by a key focus on staffengagement, diversity and developing talent.

Experience

AIB (NI)
Head Of Retail Banking
December 2018 – Present
Northern Ireland
Responsible for leading and developing a highly motivated team across theFirst Trust Bank Retail Network to deliver a comprehensive, consistent andquality experience for our customers. Responsible for driving high standardsin operational excellence, risk and performance to deliver growth. As part ofAIB Group, we strive to provide each customer with the financial solutions andexceptional service they need to realise their dreams and ambitions.

AIB
Regional Manager Customer Financial Planning and Deposits
November 2014 – December 2018 (4 years 2 months)
Mid West Region
Responsible for leading and developing AIB’s Financial Planning Sales Teamin multiple locations across the Mid West Region to achieve income, sales andservice targets. The primary focus is to put our customers first by delivering anexceptional needs based professional advisory service. Developing strategy todeliver results over the short, medium and long term.

Bank of Ireland
15 years 6 months
Regional Treasury Specialist
August 2013 – November 2014 (1 year 4 months)
Dublin

My role as a Treasury Specialist is to assist Irish and International businessesin managing risks associated with Trading Overseas. The support and adviceI provide helps my customers to minimize risks such as Foreign Exchange,Interest Rate, Payments,Trade and Commodity risks via bespoke tailored solutions.

Regional Deposit Manager
August 2007 – September 2013 (6 years 2 months)
Dublin
My primary role was to recruit deposits for Bank of Ireland, advise clients on the term, rate, access and future interest rate trends.In addition, training andpresentations to Bank of Ireland branch staff on market updates, interest rates and new deposit products

Regional Investment Development Manager
August 2004 – August 2007 (3 years 1 month)
South East Ireland
Reviewing High Net Worth medium to long term investments for existingbank of Ireland clients and advising new to bank of Ireland clients on differentinvestment options. In addition, my role incorporated training with Bank ofIrelands Insurance & Investment Managers and branch staff on new products,identifying clients, market updates and business development

Portfolio Insurance & Investments Manager
June 1999 – July 2004 (5 years 2 months)
South West/East Ireland
Dealing with High Net Worth Individuals giving overall financial planning adviceincorporating retirement planning, investment advice and life assurance

Education

University of Limerick
Master of Business Administration – MBA, Business, Management, Marketing,and Related Support Services · (2017 – 2019)
Institute of Bankers Ireland
QFA

St Flannans College Ennis
University of Limerick

Business Studies and Spanish, Business Studies and Spanish

Top Skills
Retail Banking
Wealth Management
Strategic Leadership

Languages
Spanish (Professional Working)
English (Native or Bilingual)

Sébastien Coppe has a Master of Engineering in Applied Mathematics. He obtained his PhD by creating a pre-diagnostic tool for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, leveraging AI to model patients’ brain behaviour.
Sébastien has been leading the N-SIDE Life Sciences activities for 10 years, providing optimization services to more than 80 pharmaceutical and biotech companies. He has been supporting them in their change management journey towards digitalization. He is passionate about increasing Pharma R&D efficiency by leveraging data and artificial intelligence, reducing waste and clinical development timelines by bringing end-to-end clinical supply chain optimization and proactive risk assessment for patients.

Amaury Jeandrain has a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering with a specialization in supply chain optimization. He joined Clinigen in 2015, then N-SIDE in 2016 where he last  held the position of VP of Strategy for clinical supply solutions.

Over the past decade, his objective has been to make clinical trial supply chains more efficient by redefining CTS strategies and driving measurable performance improvements. His expertise also includes forecasting, planning, waste reduction, and shortage risk mitigation.

Since 2024, while accompanying his wife on humanitarian missions abroad (Niger, then Colombia), Amaury has continued his work as a CTS advisor and trainer, partnering with pharmaceutical companies worldwide to enhance clinical supply performance.

Thorsten Eichholz is responsible for named accounts in the DACH region at OneTrust supporting clients to comply with the CCPA, GDPR, ISO27001 and hundreds of the world’s privacy and security laws. With more than 10 years’ experience in the IT industry he works with clients to develop their privacy-, security- and third-party risk management programs. Thorsten Eichholz has worked in various IT areas including managed/professional services and solution sales for complex enterprise-level IT tools. At OneTrust he is using his in-depth understanding of software sales with a consultative approach as well as a deep understanding of these technologies across different industry verticals.

Ulrich „Uli“ Pillau is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He is founder of apaleo, a Munich based start-up developing a next generation cloud platform for the hospitality industry.

Previously Uli was involved in building up several very successful software companies in the hotel and travel space. His companies included Fidelio Software, today the worldwide leading Property Management System for hotel chains and hotels. Fidelio was later acquired by Micros and today is part of Oracle.

Subsequently he was leading IDeaS, a company offering the first scientific revenue management software for the hotel industry which quickly became the standard Yield & RMS system for hotels around the globe. In 2010, IDeaS was sold to SAS Institute and today is actively managing over a Million hotel rooms with its software.

Between 2010 and 2016 Uli was Managing Director of hetras which invented the first true Cloud PMS for hotel chains.

Apart from his current venture apaleo, Uli invests in start-up companies that develop innovative software and apps. for the hotel industry.

Uli is a frequent speaker on many conferences and panels for hotel and travel technology, and in his private life has a big passion for hotels & travel, technology and running

Dr. Michael Toedt is one of the most renowned experts in the field of Big Data and CRM. His professional life to date can be divided into two areas: First, his goal was to take over his parents’ hotel business. After two specialist training courses and experience in the star gastronomy sector, he studied business administration with a focus on the hotel industry. In 2000, he started his second career in the field of CRM at the Schörghuber Group of Companies, and in 2005 founded Toedt, Dr. Selk & Coll. GmbH. Since then TS&C has made a name for itself as a software company and think tank for data-driven management. In 2013, Michael Toedt wrote the CRM guide of the Austrian Hotel Association and in 2015 the book “Big Data” was published, which has since become a standard work. He wrote his doctorate in 2016 on the influence of communication on sales figures in the luxury hotel industry.

Patrick is a connector and loves helping customers and partners succeed. Early on he embraced open technology connecting the industries most innovative keyless hotel guest services. While others were developing all in one closed systems, Patrick went the other direction letting each innovative party focus on their core knowledge. Today this has proven at the winning solution as customers are able to experience and connect the industry’s best innovative keyless hospitality solutions. 

International Business Development Executive with 20+ years of experience in Hospitality
From launching the world’s first virtual hospitality fair, to providing door access and in room technology to global hotel chains as Marriott, HILTON, IHG, Accor, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and private boutique hotels, his current focus is delivering keyless hotel door opening experiences connected with the world’s most innovative guest communication providers. 

Colin is the Regional Sales Director for EMEA at ALICE, a hospitality technology platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in the European hotel, travel, and technology markets. Prior to joining ALICE, Colin was at a start-up pioneering high-speed internet access for travellers. Today, Colin leads ALICE’s European team with the goal of improving hospitality by managing staff work and guest communication across hotel departments.