Board of Directors

John OConnor chair of Circle VHA board.

John O’Connor

Chair of the Board of Directors, Director John O’Connor has over 30 years experienced in the Irish housing and construction sectors. He has significant experience in policy development and implementation in relation to social, cost rental and affordable housing. He was the CEO of The Housing Agency and prior to that CEO of the Affordable […]

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Richard McDonagh

Director Richard is a Vice President with Realstar Group, where he is responsible for acquisitions, asset management, and financings in Ireland. Prior to joining Realstar Group, he worked with Bain Capital where he focused on investments in real estate or real estate backed opportunities. Richard holds a B. Comm from University College Dublin.

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Gene Clayton

Gene Clayton

Director Gene Clayton has almost four decades’ experience in social housing, governance and housing development across Ireland and the UK. He served as Chief Executive of The Iveagh Trust, Ireland’s longest established provider of social housing, until his retirement in 2019. During his career, Gene held a number of influential leadership roles nationally and across

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Rosalind Carroll

Rosalind Carroll

Director Rosalind Carroll has over 20 years’ experience across the housing and public sectors in Ireland. She is currently Chief Executive of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). Prior to this, she served as Chief Executive of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), where she led significant regulatory reform, organisational change and digital transformation initiatives. Rosalind

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Sheenagh McNally

Sheenagh McNally

Director Sheenagh recently retired from her role as Head of Corporate Services at Supporting Communities NI, an Independent Charity dedicated to championing tenant and community participation. Throughout her career Sheenagh has garnered a wealth of experience in housing management, community development and tenant engagement. She was the principal architect in the design, development and implementation

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Todaishe Mangwiza Circle VHA board member and member of tenant first link committee

Todaishe Mangwiza

Director Todaishe is a Senior Consultant at KPMG Ireland in the Financial Performance and Transformation practice, with over 7 years of experience in compliance, data analysis, and process improvement. He advises corporate clients on enhancing processes to align with strategic goals and manage risk. He is the chairperson of the KPMG Multicultural Network, where he

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Breege-Anne Murphy

Director Breege-Anne Murphy is a solicitor with over 14 years post qualification experience working in the not for profit sector, specialising in financial services, regulatory and corporate law.  She began her legal career with the Legal Aid Board and subsequently with the Irish League of Credit Unions where she held the position of Head of Legal & HR for eight years.

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Keith Gillmor

Director Keith Gillmor is an experienced finance professional. Keith has worked in domestic and international corporate and asset-backed lending roles with KBC Bank and with Bank of Ireland. Keith currently works at KBC Fund Management Ltd in Dublin where he is responsible for portfolio management of global fixed income and equity funds.

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Damian Kennedy

Director Damian Kennedy is an experienced Finance Director/CFO. His focus is on core finance operations, reporting, turnarounds, ERPs implementations etc., having led large teams in Mars Ireland, Applegreen and Primeline Logistics. He qualified as a chartered accountant, while working as a consultant in KPMG Management Consulting, and holds a B. Comm. and Masters in Management

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John Deegan

Director John has over 35 years’ experience in the commercial and residential construction industry. He is Founder and CEO of DC Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical Contractors 1988-2006). Currently, John is the managing director of construction and fit out company DC Contracts Ltd. John holds a MBS in Business Practice from UCC as well as Diplomas

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