Board Member

Michael was appointed to the Uisce Éireann Board in January 2024. Michael was formerly CEO of Transport Infrastructure Ireland from 2015 to 2020, and previously held positions as Head of Major Projects and Capital Programmes at the National Roads Authority. Previously Michael held local authority positions, including managing interurban motorway projects. His external appointments include non-executive Director of ESB Networks DAC and Chairperson of the Major Projects Advisory Group (MPAG). The role of MPAG is to assist the Department for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in the application of the Infrastructure Guidelines before any Government consideration of major public investment proposals. Michael is a graduate civil engineer of the University of Galway and holds an MSc in Major Programme Management from the University of Oxford. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of Engineers Ireland.