About Us

He was Managing Director of Ulster Bank Custodial Services which was the Trustee and Custody operation of Ulster Bank fund’s business from 1990 – 1997. From 1997 – 2000, he was Managing Director of Ulster Investment Bank Investment Services. Following the purchase of UBIS by Northern Trust in May 2000, he was appointed Director of Client Operations with responsibility for servicing a large range of institutional and retail clients. He has worked in the Financial Services industry for over 30 years including stockbroking, fund management and fund administration. He is a graduate of the Michael Smurfit School of Business at UCD from which he holds a Diploma in Corporate Governance. He is a member of the Securities Institute and has served on several committees of the Irish Funds Industry Association. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors Ireland, and a member of the Corporate Governance Association of Ireland.

In May 2006, he left Pioneer to join his family company as financial controller and in May 2013, Mr. O’Sullivan became a partner in MFL, trading as Risk System, a specialist provider of financial risk solutions to the investment funds industry. He has also worked for Fleming Investment Management as a fund manager in London, and Eagle Star and Merrion Capital, both in Dublin. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Politics, a Master of Arts in Economics, a Master of Sciences in Investment & Treasury Management and a Diploma in Corporate Governance. Mr. O’Sullivan is a non-executive director of a number of investment funds.

Mari has a successful track record as CFO across private, semi-state and listed companies, spanning a wide range of sectors – including property – with operations across multiple international markets. In addition, she served as a non-executive Director on the Board of the National Asset Management Agency (“NAMA”) for ten years from 2014 to 2024. Prior to taking up the role with IRES, Mari was CFO in RTÉ for 2 years, and previous to that again was CFO for the AA (Ireland) for 3 years and for Premier Lotteries Ireland (operator of the Irish National Lottery) for 3 years.

She also served as CFO in Hostelworld Group plc when it listed on the Irish and London stock exchanges in 2015, a role she held for 11 years. Prior to that Ms Hurley served as CFO for the property advisory firm Sherry FitzGerald Group during its time as a listed company.

Ms Hurley is a chartered accountant and holds a B. Commerce degree from University College Cork and a Masters of Accounting from University College Dublin. She also completed the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.