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The following members of the board of Norkom Group plc were appointed on 31 March 2006 and each remains a member of the Board as of 31 March 2008.
Shane Reihill, Chairman and Non-Executive Director Shane is the chairman of the board. He is the executive chairman of TVC Holdings plc, the publicly quoted investment holding company. Shane founded Trinity Venture Capital in 1997. He is also currently the chairman of The Agency (Holdings) Limited and a non-executive director of UTV Media plc. Formerly he was joint chief executive officer of Tedcastle Holdings Limited and worked for a number of years at Dillon Read Investment Bank in New York. Shane holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Paul Kerley, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Paul has a 20 year track record of successfully building and leading entrepreneurial teams. Before founding Norkom in 1998, Paul spent five years as a senior manager at Capgemini, introducing and building out its consulting and projects capabilities in Ireland. Earlier, Paul held senior roles with Amdahl Corporation and System Industries. A graduate of Dublin City University, Paul was named the Technology Person of the Year by the Irish Software Association (ISA) in 2009, having been named Ernst & Young’s Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000.
Cecil Hayes, Chief Operations Officer and Executive Director Cecil has over 25 years’ experience in senior operational and financial management positions, principally in the financial services and technology sectors. He is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations globally. Cecil spent 10 years as finance director of two publicly quoted companies and as chairman of Vivas Health since its entrance into the Irish Health Insurance market in 2004 until its sale to Hibernian in April 2008. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Gavin O'Reilly, Non-Executive Director
Gavin is group chief executive officer of Independent News & Media plc – a leading multimedia group with interests in publishing, radio, outdoor advertising and online, with primary operations in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. He is chairman of APN News & Media (Australia), chairman of Dromoland Castle Holdings Limited, President of the World Association of Newspapers/ IFRA and serves on the Board of TVC plc, Jagran Prakashan (India) and PT Abdi Bangsa (Indonesia).
John Tracey, Non-Executive Director John is the chief executive officer of TVC Holdings plc. He was appointed chief executive officer of Trinity Venture Capital when it was established in 1997. In 1989, he moved into venture capital and spent 8 years with ICC Venture Capital where he was investment director. John is an engineer and had previously worked in the semiconductor industry before joining Deloitte as a management consultant. He is currently chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association. John holds bachelor and master’s degrees in engineering from University College Dublin.
Kieran Nagle, Non-Executive Director Kieran has over 35 years’ international experience in the IT sector. Kieran was a founding director of Kindle, a financial services software company and subsequently became chairman and chief executive officer of Kindle Banking Systems, a division of Misys plc, playing a key role in its successful organic and acquisitive growth.
Luc Philips, Non-Executive Director
Luc is CFO/Member of the Executive Committee of KBC Group NV. He contributes extensive financial services expertise from a wide range of senior roles at Almanij, KBC Group, KBC Bank, KBC Insurance and KB Luxemburg where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. In addition, Luc is Executive Director of KBC Bank and of KBC Insurance.
Liam Davis, CFO and Company Secretary Liam has been with Norkom since 1998 and is a key member of the senior management team. As Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for all aspects of the company’s finance function, with specific responsibility for investor relations, financial reporting, group taxation, business planning and working capital management. Liam holds a bachelor’s degree in business studies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
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