Key appointments made at Central Bank

The Central Bank has announced two key appointments today, as well as the first appointments to the newly established Risk Advisers Panel.

Peter Oakes has been appointed as Assistant Director General of the newly restructured Enforcement division of the Central Bank.

Mr Oakes, a solicitor with 20 years experience in financial services and commercial matters, founded and is currently the Managing Director of Compliance Ireland and City Compliance.

These organisations advise and train banks and other financial/insurance firms on corporate governance, regulatory compliance and financial crime issues in Ireland, the UK, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Australia.

Gareth Murphy has been appointed Assistant Director General of the restructured Markets Supervision division.

Mr Murphy spent 13 years in the hedge fund and investment banking industries and served as Senior Advisor in the Financial Stability Directorate of the Bank of England.
These two appointments complete the Central Bank's new senior management team for regulatory functions. Mr Oakes and Mr Murphy will take up their roles in October 2010.

​https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2010/0628/132717-centralbank/