Board of Directors

Michael Buckley
Non–executive Chairman
Michael Buckley, MA, LPh, MSI, (64) was appointed non-executive Chairman on 27 May 2008. He is a non-executive director of M and T Bank Corporation, listed in the USA, and of Bramdean Alternatives Limited, listed in the UK. Mr. Buckley is a non-executive director of Enterprise Ireland and of Bradford and Bingley, the nationalised UK mortgage bank, and is senior adviser to a number of privately owned Irish and international companies. He is an adjunct professor at the Department of Economics in UCC and chairs the Board of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Buckley was Group Chief Executive of Allied Irish Banks plc from 2001 to 2005 having served as Managing Director of AIB Capital Markets and AIB Poland. Previously, he was Managing Director of NCB Group and a senior public servant in Ireland and the EU. Mr. Buckley joined the Board in 2005.

Michael Buckley - Non–executive Chairman

 

Tommy Breen
Chief Executive
Tommy Breen, B Sc (Econ), FCA, (50) was appointed Chief Executive on 27 May 2008 having been Group Managing Director since July 2007. He was previously Chief Operating Officer having held a number of senior management positions in the Group, including those of Managing Director of DCC’s Energy and SerCom divisions and he retains responsibility for DCC Environmental. Mr. Breen joined DCC in 1985, having previously worked with KPMG. Mr. Breen joined the Board in 2000.

Tommy Breen - Chief Executive

 

Róisín Brennan
Non-executive Director
Róisín Brennan, BCL, FCA, MSI, (44) is Executive Chairman of IBI Corporate Finance, where she has had extensive experience advising public companies in Ireland, principally in relation to strategy and mergers & acquisitions. Ms. Brennan also served as a non-executive director of The Irish Takeover Panel during 2000/2001. Ms. Brennan joined the Board in 2005.

Róisín Brennan - Non-executive Director

 

David Byrne
Non-executive Deputy Chairman
and Senior Independent Director

David Byrne, SC, (62) joined the Board and was appointed non-executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director on 1 January 2009. He is a non-executive director of Kingspan plc and serves on a number of commercial international advisory boards. Mr. Byrne is also Chancellor of Dublin City University, chairs the National Treasury Management Agency Advisory Committee and is Chairman of the National Concert Hall. Following 27 years of practice as a barrister, he was Attorney General of Ireland from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Byrne served as the first EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection from 1999 to 2004. Following this, he served as Special Envoy of the Director-General of the World Health Organisation.

David Byrne - Non-executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director

 

Maurice Keane
Non-executive Director
Maurice Keane, B Comm, M Econ Sc, (67) was a member of the Court of Directors of Bank of Ireland from 1983 to 2005, and Chief Executive from 1998 to 2002. In January 2009 he was appointed a director of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited after it was nationalised. He is a director of Axis Capital Holdings Limited, listed in the USA, and is a member of the National Pension Reserve Fund Commission. Previously, Mr. Keane was Chairman of BUPA Ireland and of Bristol & West plc. Mr. Keane joined the Board in 2002.

Maurice Keane - Non-executive Director

 

Kevin Melia
Non Executive Director
Kevin Melia, FCMA, JDIPMA, (61) is a former Non-executive Chairman of Iona Technologies and Authorize.Net and was the Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Manufacturers Services Ltd. Previous positions held include Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations of Sun Micro Systems and President of its computer hardware division. Mr. Melia also held a number of senior management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation. He is Co Managing Director of Boulder Brook Partners, a private investment company and is non-executive director of Analogic Corporation, Greatbatch Inc, RadiSys Corp and C&S Wholesale Grocers and Distributors. Mr. Melia joined the Board in December 2008.

Kevin Melia - Non Executive Director

 

John Moloney
Non Executive Director
John Moloney, B.Agr.Sc., MBA, (54) is Group Managing Director of Glanbia plc where he has been a board member since 1997. He joined Glanbia in 1987 and held a number of senior management positions including Chief Executive of the Food Ingredients and Agricultural Trading divisions. Previously, Mr. Moloney worked with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry as well as in the meat industry in Ireland. He is a director of the Irish Dairy Board Co-operative Limited and a council member of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. Mr. Moloney joined the Board in February 2009.

John Moloney - Non Executive Director

 

Donal Murphy
Executive Director
Donal Murphy, B Comm, BFS, MBA, (43) joined DCC in 1998 having previously worked with Allied Irish Banks plc. He was appointed Managing Director of DCC Energy in 2006 having been Managing Director of DCC SerCom for a number of years. Prior to this Mr. Murphy was Head of Group IT. Mr. Murphy joined the Board in December 2008.

Donal Murphy - Executive Director

 

Fergal O’Dwyer
Executive Director
Fergal O’Dwyer, FCA, (49) has been Chief Financial Officer since 1994. He joined DCC in 1989 having previously worked with KPMG in Johannesburg and Price Waterhouse in Dublin. Mr. O’Dwyer joined the Board in 2000.

Fergal O’Dwyer - Executive Director

 

Bernard Somers
Non-executive Director
Bernard Somers, B Comm, FCA, (60) is the founder of Somers & Associates, which has built a substantial practice in corporate restructuring. He is a non-executive director of Irish Continental Group plc and has been an investor in and a director of several start-up companies. Mr. Somers joined the Board in 2003.

Bernard Somers - Non-executive Director

 

 

Audit Committee
Bernard Somers (Chairman)
Kevin Melia
John Moloney

 

Nomination Committee
Michael Buckley (Chairman)
David Byrne
Maurice Keane

 

Remuneration Committee
Maurice Keane (Chairman)
Róisín Brennan
Michael Buckley
David Byrne