The Leinster Society elected Des Gibney as the 95th Chairperson at the AGM on Friday 16 June.
Des was elected alongside Damien Carr as Vice Chair for the 2023 / 24 term.
Des tells us about himself and his plans for his term as Chairperson:
I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003 having followed the beaten path of a B.Comm in UCD followed by an articled period in KPMG before qualifying. I trained in the Corporate Recovery Department then known as RAID which I believe stood for Receiverships and Insolvency Department I suspect they changed the name to make it sound a little less foreboding!
I’ve remained in practice all my career and spent time working in Australia. I am an Insolvency Practitioner and Forensic Accountant and a Partner in McStay Luby Chartered Accountants. In my spare time I hack around the tennis courts of Glenageary Lawn Tennis Club where I am a proud member of the GLTC 5ths men’s summer league team, I like to tell myself in another life I may have played in Wimbledon!
I was introduced to the Chartered Accountants Leinster Society by another fellow Insolvency Practitioner a number of years ago and was keen to have the opportunity to get involved in representing members’ interests. I am honoured to be elected the 95th Chairperson of the Society and am delighted to be in the driving seat for what promises to be a great year ahead.
This year I want to focus on further driving participation at Leinster Society events as we get back to full steam following Covid-19 interruption in the past years and making sure we have events that cater to our membership across all age groups from newly qualified to our retired members many of whom still attend Leinster Society events and may have been involved in committees in the past. I would also like to continue and improve the Leinster Society’s support of CA support and Thrive which does amazing behind the scenes work for our members in times of need.
We are working on an excellent programme of events for the year ahead.
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Ann Marie Costello on a fantastic year as Chairperson of the Society and to introduce Damien Carr, our incoming Vice Chairperson. Special thanks also to the wonderful committee behind the Society, as well as Ruth McNally, Susan Waldron and Falone Mukundayi who coordinate and deliver all the events and help to make the year possible.
Lastly, I appreciate the unwavering support of my colleagues at McStay Luby Chartered Accountants without which my participation would not be possible.
I am really looking forward to the year and hope to welcome as many members as possible to the various events. The door is always open so feel free to reach out to myself, or any of the committee members, at any stage over the course of the year.
Des Gibney
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