Board Member

Cathy has a background in economic regulation as it applies to aviation, water, electricity and gas. At present she chairs the Performance Review Body; assisting the European Commission in regulating and incentivising the performance of monopoly air navigation service providers designated by the Member States. Until late 2021, Cathy was the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation in Ireland, and the National Supervisory Authority for the economic regulation of air navigation services. Cathy previously worked in the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and was responsible for establishing the economic regulatory framework for water services and for developing and implementing policy for many aspects of the Irish energy markets including tariffs and the economic regulation of electricity and gas networks. She holds a BA Mod (Hons) in Economics and Business Administration from TCD, an MBA from Queen’s University Belfast and a Diploma in Corporate Governance from UCD.