In March 2019, Colin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AIB and an Executive Director on the AIB Board having joined the Group in August 2016 as Managing Director, Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking Division. Prior to joining AIB, Colin was Managing Director at Macquarie Capital where he led the development of its business in Ireland. Previously, he was a Special Policy Adviser at the Departments of Transport and Finance, Research Director and Chief Economist at Goodbody Stockbrokers, Head of Trading Research and Senior Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury and a country risk analyst at NatWest. Colin served as a Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus Group plc from 2008 to 2014. His current external appointments include:
- The Ireland Funds, Board Member
- Institute of Bankers, Director and Deputy President
- IBEC National Council, Member
- IBEC Economics and Taxation Committee, Chair
- International Monetary Conference, Member
- Global Leadership Foundation International Council, Member
Colin has a PhD in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin and degrees in Commerce & Economics from University College, Cork. He was awarded Best Research Economist by the Finance Survey of Institutional Investors in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Colin’s key areas of focus include building a sustainable business to support Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon economy, the continued digitisation of banking services and thought leadership on the future of work.
