Pat Farrell | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 3 December 1992 – 17 February 1993 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Patrick Farrell is an Irish businessman and a former chief executive of theIrish Banking Federation.[1]
Farrell has been Head of Marketing and Communications and General Manager retail operations atEBS Building Society, Chief Executive at Galway's Galvia Private Hospital and General Manager at Sligo Regional Hospital. He is Chairman ofSightsavers[2] International (Ireland) and is a board member of FOLD Ireland.
Farrell was appointed as Head of Group Corporate Communications and Government Relations atBank of Ireland in May 2013.[3] He retired in March 2019.[4]
Farrell was the chief executive of theIrish Banking Federation.[5] He was appointed in January 2004. As well as this he was a member of the executive committee of theEuropean Banking Federation, representing the interests of commercial banks across the continent.[6]
In March 2019, Farrell became chief executive of property group Irish Institutional Property.[7]
Farrell was General Secretary ofFianna Fáil between 1991 and 1997.[6][8] In December 1992, he wasnominated by theTaoiseach,Albert Reynolds as member of the outgoing19th Seanad, serving until February 1993 for the20th Seanad.[8]