Aisling Kennedy, Chairperson, is an actuary and is a full-time independent non-executive director, serving on the boards of a number of regulated financial service entities in Ireland and the UK. She chairs the Audit Committee at Everest Insurance Ireland and State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd, the Sustainability Committee at XPS Group, and is Chair of ECCU Assurance and MABS Support.

Kevin Prendergast, Chief Executive, joined IAASA in November 2016 from his role as Head of Enforcement with the Corporate Enforcement Authority, having been employed there since 2005. Before that he worked in the Large Cases Division of the Revenue Commissioners and has several years’ experience in the private sector including qualifying and working in an audit firm. Following his term as vice-chair, Kevin was elected as Chairperson of IFIAR in April 2025. Kevin is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. As well as holding a Bachelor’s Degree and a Masters in Accounting from University College Dublin, he also holds an MSc in Executive Leadership from the University of Ulster.

Sandra Davey is a Principal Solicitor in the Revenue Solicitor’s Division of the Revenue Commissioners, heading up the Indirect Taxes Team and the Divisional Office. Sandra holds a Masters of Law (LLM) in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the London School of Economics as well as a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Corporate Law from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Sandra qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and after training in criminal defence work, worked in the Chief State Solicitor’s Office before commencing her position in Revenue in 2012.

Clodagh Hegarty is a Lecturer in Accounting and Course Director at Ulster University Business School, Magee Campus, where she lectures extensively in audit and financial reporting. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Galway and a Master of Arts in Accounting from Ulster University. She is currently researching service innovation in small and medium accountancy practices as part of her PhD at Ulster University. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Tax Adviser. She is a past Chair of the ACCA Ireland Committee. Prior to academia, Clodagh spent 15 years working in practice with EY, Dublin and in general practice in the Northwest.

David Hegarty is a barrister and is Director of Legal & Policy in the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). He was called to the Bar in 2006, practising primarily in the area of criminal defence and administrative law. Prior to joining the CEA he was Advisory Counsel in the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser advising the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and Service and parliamentary committees on constitutional, parliamentary and administrative law matters. He has also worked as a legal officer in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague, working in Judges’ Chambers with international judges trying economic crime, corruption, abuse of public office, war crimes and conspiracy to commit terrorism cases.

Aisling McArdle is the Group Head of Admissions at Euronext and is responsible for the admission to listing and trading of financial instruments on Euronext markets for Equity, Debt, and Funds asset classes. She is also a member of the global Euronext regulation team, with regulatory responsibilities for Euronext Dublin. She joined the Irish Stock Exchange in 2002 and has held a variety of regulatory roles within the company. She became Head of Admissions in January 2021, having previously held the role of Head of Regulation, Dublin & London. Leading a large cross jurisdictional team, Aisling is responsible for regulatory engagement with issuers and market participants. She participates on the European Corporate Governance Network and is a Licentiate of the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland.

Aisling Menton is Head of Function, Retail Credit in the Domestic Banks and Retail Credit Division, Central Bank of Ireland. She has worked in financial services for over twenty years. She previously worked in the Consumer Protection Directorate as Head of Function: Thematic Inspections and Retail Credit Supervision and within the Economics Directorate as Head of Function: Banking and Granular Statistics. She has extensive experience in statistical regulation, financial services supervision and policy implementation. She has been a member of numerous European Central Bank working groups and committees from her time in the Statistics Division. In her current role, she engages with a broad range of consumer and industry representative bodies, with a particular focus on mortgage arrears. She holds a Masters in Economics from UCD, and a Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from the Irish Management Institute (IMI).

Conor Molloy has extensive financial reporting, audit and accounting experience having served in executive and board chair leadership roles in financial services, banking, digital finance / fintech, investment management, insurance, reinsurance, capital markets, private equity and payments in Ireland, the UK, throughout Europe and in the United States. He is a recognised expert in corporate governance, stewardship, audit, financial reporting, capital management and financial services regulatory advisory as well as chairing audit, risk and other board committees regulated by central banks and supervisory agencies internationally. Conor completed his Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) degree at University College Dublin followed by professional qualifications as a Chartered Director (Fellow), Chartered Accountant (FCA), Chartered Company Secretary (FCG), Chartered Banker (Fellow), CAMS and the Institute of Risk Management, London (Fellow). Mr Molloy is also board director certified by the Institute of Directors, London and Dublin, in the United States (NACD) and in Luxembourg (ILA).

Ronan Nolan is a Chartered Accountant and was President of Chartered Accountants Ireland in 2014/2015. He retired as a partner in Deloitte in May 2015 having been a senior advisory partner and chairman of the firm.