Patrick Kennedy is the
Governor of the Bank of Ireland. He took over the role on 31 July 2018 after Archie Kane retired. Patrick Kennedy previously served as the deputy governor of the bank since 2015. After school in Gonzaga College, he graduated from
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...
, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Kennedy is also chairman of CarTrawler and Honorary Treasurer of the Irish Rugby Football Union. After working with KPMG Corporate Finance and McKinsey & Company, he served
Greencore Group plc
Greencore Group plc is a food company in Ireland. It was established by the Irish government in 1991, when Irish Sugar was privatised, but today Greencore's products are mainly convenience foods, not only in Ireland but also in the United Kingd ...
for seven years as Chief Financial Officer. He subsequently joined
Paddy Power plc as a non-executive director in 2004, and was their chief executive from 2006 to 2014. He also served as a non-executive director of
Elan Corporation plc.
Patrick Kennedy joined
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc ( ga, Banc na hÉireann) is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Iris ...
in 2010 as a non-executive director, and became the deputy governor of the bank in 2015. He also chaired its Risk Committee from 2016 to 2018.
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Living people
Businesspeople from Dublin (city)
Irish bankers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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