Brendan McDonagh is the Chief Executive Officer of the

National Asset Management Agency The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA; ga, Gníomhaireacht Náisiúnta um Bhainistíocht Sócmhainní) is a body created by the government of Ireland in late 2009 in response to the Irish financial crisis and the deflation of the Irish pr ...

in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. He was appointed to the position on 5 May 2009 by Brian Lenihan, Ireland's Minister of Finance.Appointment of Interim Managing Director of NAMA
.

Career

Prior to his appointment Brendan McDonagh was Director Finance, Technology & Risk with the

National Treasury Management Agency The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) ( ga, Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta) is the agency that manages the assets and liabilities of the Government of Ireland. It was established on 1 December 1990 to borrow for ...

(NTMA). He held that post since 2002. Prior to that, he was Financial Controller (1998–2002) of the NTMA. He joined the NTMA in 1994. Previously he worked for a number of years with the

Electricity Supply Board The Electricity Supply Board (ESB; ga, Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais) is a state owned (95%; the rest are owned by employees) electricity company operating in the Republic of Ireland. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as ...

of Ireland (ESB) in a number of areas including accounting, internal audit and treasury. During his time in the ESB, he worked on secondment from the ESB to the NTMA in its initial years.

Education

Brendan McDonagh was born in

Killorglin Killorglin () is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2016 CSO census, the town's population was 2,199. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the crown ...

County Kerry, Ireland County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

. McDonagh, 41 years old at the time of his appointment, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological Un ...

and is also a Chartered Management Accountant.

References

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