Kathy is an experienced regulatory risk professional, having qualified as a chartered accountant. With over 20 years’ experience in Regulatory Compliance, including roles such as PCF12 and PCF15 and Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Data Protection Officer she has worked in retail and commercial banking, fintech payments and insurance in various fields including AML/sanctions, data protection, conduct risk.
Kathy holds the Licentiate of the Compliance Institute, the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (UCD), Diploma in Sustainable Finance for Compliance Professionals (Institute of Banking) and is a Certified Data Protection Officer. She established and chaired the Compliance Institute’s Data Protection Committee, chaired the Financial Crime Compliance Working Group, and established and currently chairs the Sustainability Working Group. Kathy was a Board member of the Compliance Institute and served as President 2020-2022.