Harry Lorton
Harry has been non-executive Chairman of the company since June 2004. He is a Director of Royal Liver Assurance Limited, and also serves as a Director and Chairman of a number of private companies involved in technology and property development. Previously Harry spent 33 years in the banking industry, including 12 years as CEO of Cork & Limerick Savings Bank, TSB Bank and Permanent TSB.
He holds a degree in Business Studies from Trinity College, Dublin and is a graduate of the Owner/President Program of Harvard Business School.
Harry professes to enjoy a challenge – he has white-water rafted in the Grand Canyon, hiked the Inca Trail, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and has even trekked to Timbuktu; and on top of that he is a former President of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland and of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and was a Board Member of the Irish Management Institute!