Patrick Henry Pierce O'Sullivan (born April 1949) is an Irish businessman and public servant, who had executive roles at

Zurich Financial Services Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. is a Swiss insurance company, headquartered in Zürich, and the country's largest insurer. the group is the world's 98th largest public company according to ''Forbes'' Global 2000s list, and in 2011, it ranked 94th ...

and went on to hold non-executive positions at

Old Mutual Old Mutual (officially Old Mutual Limited) is a South African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group, operating across Africa. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the Namibian Stock Exchan ...

Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland Group plc () 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 Irish banking history. At ...

and

Saga plc Saga is a British company focused on serving the needs of those aged 50 and over. It has 2.7 million customers. The company operates sites on the Kent and Sussex coast: Enbrook Park and Priory Square. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...

. O'Sullivan was born in April 1949. He has a bachelor's degree in business studies from

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

, and a master's degree in accounting and finance from the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

(LSE). He is a fellow of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Chartered Accountants Ireland was established by Royal Charter on 14 May 1888, and is Ireland's largest accountancy body. According to its website, it represents over 30,000 members globally. Chartered Accountants Ireland is part of the C ...

. Early in his career, he worked for financial institutions including Bank of America,

Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in Lower Manhattan in New York City, with regional headquarters in many internationa ...

and Barclays. He then spent 12 years at Zurich Financial Services Group, where his roles included CEO of Eagle Star, CEO of UK General Insurance, group chief financial officer, and (from 2007) vice-chair of the management board. O'Sullivan took up non-executive director positions in 2007 at

Man Group Man Group plc is an active investment management business listed on the London Stock Exchange. It provides investment funds in liquid and private markets for institutional and private investors. It is the world's largest publicly traded hedge f ...

and Collins Stewart, and concentrated on non-executive roles after retiring from Zurich in 2009. He joined Bank of Ireland in 2009 and was appointed deputy governor there in 2011, working one day a week until 2015. He was chair of the Shareholder Executive, which oversees the UK government's financial interests in a range of state-owned enterprises, from March 2012 to September 2014, working two days a month. He was chair of Old Mutual plc from January 2010 until he oversaw the break-up of the company in 2018, working four days a week. He was then chair of Saga plc from May 2018 to October 2020, where he was paid £325,000 per year.

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