Pat Farrell

Pat took up the role of chief executive of the Irish Bankers Federation (IBF) in January 2004. IBF is the leading representative body for banking and financial services with a membership of over 60 banks which includes all of the retail banks and mortgage lenders and the leading international banks based in the IFSC. In that capacity, Pat sits on the Executive Committee of the European Banking Federation which represents the interests of commercial banks across Europe.

In Pat’s previous career he held a series of senior management positions in both the public and private sector, most notably as head of Marketing & Communications and general manager Retail Operations, EBS Building Society, chief executive Galva Private Hospital Galway, and general manager of Sligo Regional Hospital.

From 1991 to 1997 Pat served as general secretary of Fianna Fail and was a member of Seanad Eireann in the period 1992/93.

Pat is a director of the VHI and chairs the Audit Committee. He was also a member of the Commission on Financial Controls and Systems in the Health Services whose published report acted as an important catalyst for the programme of reform of the public health services now underway.

Pat is a Leitrim native, married to Margaret and they have two children, Cian and Ria.