Team
Ross Mayne
CEO
Past Experience and Achievements:
Ross was appointed Allfinanz CEO in October 2008. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer and elected to the board of directors of Allfinanz in February 2003 after acting as Allfinanz's Chief Technology Officer for three years. Ross joined Allfinanz from Broadcom Eireann Research in January 2000 where he had operated the distributed systems and network management research and consulting organisation. He also draws on four years of experience as the Chair of the Object Management Group's (OMG) Telecommunication Task Force defining distributed communications and object oriented software component based standards for the international telecommunications and middleware sectors.
Qualifications:
BA (Mod) in Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin.
CEO
Past Experience and Achievements:
Ross was appointed Allfinanz CEO in October 2008. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer and elected to the board of directors of Allfinanz in February 2003 after acting as Allfinanz's Chief Technology Officer for three years. Ross joined Allfinanz from Broadcom Eireann Research in January 2000 where he had operated the distributed systems and network management research and consulting organisation. He also draws on four years of experience as the Chair of the Object Management Group's (OMG) Telecommunication Task Force defining distributed communications and object oriented software component based standards for the international telecommunications and middleware sectors.
Qualifications:
BA (Mod) in Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin.
Alby van Wyk
Head of Business Development Asia Pacific and Africa
Past Experience and Achievements:
Alby has worked in the financial services area for the past 13 years, including eight years at Old Mutual (a FTSE100 listed insurer) where he held senior marketing management and strategy roles. Alby also spearheaded the Old Mutual's company wide eCommerce initiatives for two years before his departure. He then joined Interactive Investor International in London - which listed during the dotcom boom before being subsequently bought by AMP - as their Business Development Director. Alby shortly thereafter joined Allfinanz in March 2001.
Qualifications:
B.Com (Hons) Degree in Economics
Head of Business Development Asia Pacific and Africa
Past Experience and Achievements:
Alby has worked in the financial services area for the past 13 years, including eight years at Old Mutual (a FTSE100 listed insurer) where he held senior marketing management and strategy roles. Alby also spearheaded the Old Mutual's company wide eCommerce initiatives for two years before his departure. He then joined Interactive Investor International in London - which listed during the dotcom boom before being subsequently bought by AMP - as their Business Development Director. Alby shortly thereafter joined Allfinanz in March 2001.
Qualifications:
B.Com (Hons) Degree in Economics
Paul Hackett
Head of Business Development Europe and India
Past Experience and Achievements:
Paul joined Allfinanz in May 2006 after four years with a leading UK Financial Services eCommerce consultancy Practiv. In the ten years prior to Practiv, Paul held Sales Management positions with the international division of NASDAQ quoted eFunds and Dublin based Foreign Exchange Software company Cognotec. He also managed to fit in two years as a semi professional Rugby Union player when the game turned professional back in 1995!
Qualifications:
HND Mechanical Engineering.
Certificate in Sales Management.
Head of Business Development Europe and India
Past Experience and Achievements:
Paul joined Allfinanz in May 2006 after four years with a leading UK Financial Services eCommerce consultancy Practiv. In the ten years prior to Practiv, Paul held Sales Management positions with the international division of NASDAQ quoted eFunds and Dublin based Foreign Exchange Software company Cognotec. He also managed to fit in two years as a semi professional Rugby Union player when the game turned professional back in 1995!
Qualifications:
HND Mechanical Engineering.
Certificate in Sales Management.
Eamon Johnson
Chief Business Analyst
Past Experience and Achievements:
Eamon joined Allfinanz in 1991 and has been responsible for ensuring that product development meets the commercial needs of the market. Eamon has over 30 years experience in the financial sector having spent the first 15 years of his career working with Irish Life Assurance and FBD Insurance in administration, management and technical support roles in pensions and life assurance areas. By the late 1980s, Eamon joined Paxus (now CSC) and worked on many projects for several of the largest insurers in Ireland, the UK and Europe. In 1991, Eamon joined Allfinanz as Chief Business Consultant, and has since been involved in the development, sales and installation of the company's products.
Qualifications:
ALIA (dip)
Chief Business Analyst
Past Experience and Achievements:
Eamon joined Allfinanz in 1991 and has been responsible for ensuring that product development meets the commercial needs of the market. Eamon has over 30 years experience in the financial sector having spent the first 15 years of his career working with Irish Life Assurance and FBD Insurance in administration, management and technical support roles in pensions and life assurance areas. By the late 1980s, Eamon joined Paxus (now CSC) and worked on many projects for several of the largest insurers in Ireland, the UK and Europe. In 1991, Eamon joined Allfinanz as Chief Business Consultant, and has since been involved in the development, sales and installation of the company's products.
Qualifications:
ALIA (dip)
Conor Moriarty
Project Development Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Conor joined Allfinanz in 1996 and has become a key part of the development team. He is responsible for all application development within the organisation, both for the core Front Office product and for other customer specific projects. A graduate of DCU, he has extensive experience in all stages of the development cycle.
Qualifications:
DCU
Project Development Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Conor joined Allfinanz in 1996 and has become a key part of the development team. He is responsible for all application development within the organisation, both for the core Front Office product and for other customer specific projects. A graduate of DCU, he has extensive experience in all stages of the development cycle.
Qualifications:
DCU
Damien Synnott
Head of Client Implementation
Past Experience and Achievements:
Damien joined Allfinanz in May 2003 having spent 12 years managing mission critical projects for several leading financial institutions in London. With a previous 10 years in Continental Europe working as consultant on project management and systems to European blue-chip organisations, Damien also served as the director of an international software company and as a professional services manager with a major international systems and services provider. He is a certified practitioner of the PRINCE2 project management methodology.
Head of Client Implementation
Past Experience and Achievements:
Damien joined Allfinanz in May 2003 having spent 12 years managing mission critical projects for several leading financial institutions in London. With a previous 10 years in Continental Europe working as consultant on project management and systems to European blue-chip organisations, Damien also served as the director of an international software company and as a professional services manager with a major international systems and services provider. He is a certified practitioner of the PRINCE2 project management methodology.
Sandra Kelly
HR Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Sandra joined Allfinanz in October 2000 having spent two years working as a HR Consultant for a leading US Technology Company. She was promoted to the position of Human Resources Manager in October 2001.
Qualifications:
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management, National College of Ireland.
HR Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Sandra joined Allfinanz in October 2000 having spent two years working as a HR Consultant for a leading US Technology Company. She was promoted to the position of Human Resources Manager in October 2001.
Qualifications:
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management, National College of Ireland.
Colm McEntee
Product Development Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Colm joined Allfinanz in 2005 having spent 12 years developing software for both the consumer and enterprise market. Colm spent the previous five years in the United States working as a Senior Software Engineer for an international software company - which he had been with right from its inception. At the same time, he was also a Director of very successful, Oscar nominated, Irish animation company. His software architectural expertise is a powerful blend of both the technical and the creative. Colm currently heads up the Allfinanz Product Development team.
Product Development Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Colm joined Allfinanz in 2005 having spent 12 years developing software for both the consumer and enterprise market. Colm spent the previous five years in the United States working as a Senior Software Engineer for an international software company - which he had been with right from its inception. At the same time, he was also a Director of very successful, Oscar nominated, Irish animation company. His software architectural expertise is a powerful blend of both the technical and the creative. Colm currently heads up the Allfinanz Product Development team.
Ulrike Polle
QA Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Ulrike joined Allfinanz in September 2006. She is responsible for quality assurance of the Allfinanz product suite.
Qualifications:
B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin.
M.Sc. Applied Computing for Technologists, Dublin Institute of Technology.
QA Manager
Past Experience and Achievements:
Ulrike joined Allfinanz in September 2006. She is responsible for quality assurance of the Allfinanz product suite.
Qualifications:
B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science, Trinity College, Dublin.
M.Sc. Applied Computing for Technologists, Dublin Institute of Technology.
Vanessa Pitt
Financial Controller
Past Experience and Achievements:
Vanessa joined AllFinanz in November 2006. Her previous experience includes 2 years working in RTE (The Irish State Broadcaster) as TV Projects Finance Manager. Prior to that she worked for Microsoft in Dublin for 7 years . Her roles there included Financial Planning and Analysis manager for their European Operations center and Financial controller of the Home & Entertainment Operations Division, which included overseeing the launch of Xbox in Europe.Vanessa qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1996 where she worked mainly in their audit department.
Qualifications:
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Financial Controller
Past Experience and Achievements:
Vanessa joined AllFinanz in November 2006. Her previous experience includes 2 years working in RTE (The Irish State Broadcaster) as TV Projects Finance Manager. Prior to that she worked for Microsoft in Dublin for 7 years . Her roles there included Financial Planning and Analysis manager for their European Operations center and Financial controller of the Home & Entertainment Operations Division, which included overseeing the launch of Xbox in Europe.Vanessa qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1996 where she worked mainly in their audit department.
Qualifications:
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland