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The National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh is a voluntary hospital and a member of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Dublin and North East Region (DNE). It is governed by a Board of Directors comprising 8 members. Members are non-executive directors from diverse medical, legal, financial, and business sectors. They bring objective thinking and external industry experience to benefit strategy and decision-making.

Mr Colin Byrne
Chairperson

Mr Byrne has extensive legal and business experience. He was a corporate lawyer in one of Ireland’s leading law firms, Arthur Cox, for almost 30 years, where he led and advised on significant mergers and acquisitions. He holds a B.A. (Mod) in Legal Science and a Masters in EU Law from Trinity College Dublin. In addition, Mr Byrne is a qualified Solicitor (Law Society of Ireland), Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Ireland) and a Notary Public.

Appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors in 2020, Mr Byrne also serves on the Hospital’s Finance, Infrastructure Development and Marketing/P.R. Committees. His extensive financial, legal and business expertise is invaluable to the Board as NOHC explores inter alia opportunities to enhance services and develop the Hospital campus. Mr Byrne is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Mater Misericordiae and the Children’s University Hospital Limited.

Appointed to the Board: 21.02.2017

Sub-committees: Member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees

Ms Tara Lillywhite
Non-Executive Director

Tara joined th Board on 03.12.2021. She is also a member of the Hospital’s Group Audit Committee.

A former Assurance Partner at the Industrial, Commercial and Technical Division of EY Ireland, Tara is an accomplished auditor and business advisor with extensive experience across diverse industries, including technology, life sciences and medical technology.

Tara attained a B.A. in Commerce and a Post-Grad Diploma in Accounting from the University of Natal, Durban and is a Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. She is also a Member of the Board of Management at Kildare Place National School and a former Non-Executive Director and Honorary Treasurer at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Tara’s expertise enhances the Hospital’s financial monitoring and reporting and assists in financial planning.

Appointed to the Board: 03.12.2021

Sub-committees: Member of the Finance and Group Audit Committees

Mr Brian Madden
Non-Executive Director

Brian joined the Board of Directors at NOHC on 23rd November 2022 and is a member of the Infrastructural Development Committee and the Health, Safety and Risk Committee.

He is a Chartered Engineer with experience in the public and private sectors. In a career spanning 45 years, he has evaluated, designed and overseen major infrastructural projects, including the Luas Cross City and the Pearse Station roof. He held prominent positions in Iarnród Éireann before becoming the Managing Director of Parsons Brinckerhoff Ireland in 2001. In 2006, Brian was appointed the Director of Bridges & Rail at O’Connor Sutton Cronin Consultant Engineers. In 2023 he set up his own consultancy, BMICE Limited.

He is a Fellow of the Engineers Ireland and a Fellow of the Association of Consulting Engineers. In addition, he is a member of the Institute of Directors and the Railway Engineering Institution.

In 1981, Brian attained a Bachelor of Engineering Science from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and a Diploma in Structural Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). He subsequently received a Diploma in Highways and Geotechnics (TCD) in 1989, a Diploma in Computers for Engineers (TCD) in 1992, and a Diploma in International Selling from DIT in 2019.

In October 2026, Brian was appointed to the Board of Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

He was appointed to the Board on 23rd November 2022.

Sub-committees: Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

Ms Petra Augustinovic
Non-Executive Director

A former senior Software Engineering manager at Meta, throughout her 18 year career developing software solutions and managing software engineering teams Petra gained extensive expertise in broad range of software systems, such as retail, health insurance, travel, social media regulation, finance and security.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, majoring in relational databases.

Appointed to the Board: 13.12.23

Subcommittee: Member of the Research and Ethics Committee

Ms Elaine Hanly
Non-Executive Director

Elaine was appointed to the Board in February 2024 and is a portfolio non-executive director with 20+ years of board director and committee chair experience across financial services companies and non-profit boards. She chairs the Research and Ethics and the Patient Care and Mission Effectiveness Committees.

She was a senior Financial Services Partner with over 30 years’ of experience at one of Ireland’s largest corporate and financial services firms. She has specialist expertise in financial services and project finance, having being involved in the funding of some of the largest infrastructure projects in Ireland. She previously was a trustee of The Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital and is currently a Trustee of ENTUK. She sits on the boards of a number of regulated financial services entities.

Elaine is a graduate of University College Dublin (BCL) and a member of the Law Society of Ireland.

Appointed to the Board: 07.02.2024

Subcommittee: Chair of the Research and Ethics Committee and a Member of the Mission Effectiveness Committee

Ms Colette Cotter
Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board: 10.04.2024

Subcommittee: Chair of the Mission Effectiveness Committee

Ms Anne Marie Malone
Non-Executive Director

Anne Marie is the Chief Compliance Officer for Wells Fargo Bank International, having joined the Bank in 2018 as Deputy Chief Risk Officer. She is a qualified accountant with over 30 years of banking experience, including at KBC Bank, where she served as Director of Enterprise Risk & Regulatory Liaison and Head of Syndicated Lending.

Through her leadership and experience embedding foundational risk management programmes and governance structures, Anne Marie brings transferable skills that help the Hospital oversee its key risks.

In 2023, Anne Marie was successful in completing the Institute of Bankers in Ireland Certified Bank Director programme.

Appointed to the Board: 01.05.2025

Sub-committees: Chair of the Quality & Patient Safety Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee

Mr Neill Collins
Non-Executive Director

Neil Collins joined RCSI in 2026 as Director of Corporate Finance and Investments, bringing 30 years’ experience in all aspects of corporate finance. He works with colleagues across the University to deliver RCSI’s strategic ambitions through corporate finance and investment initiatives.

Neil is a board member of Aware and a former Managing Director, Infrastructure and Government at KPMG Ireland. Over his 30-year career, he has advised private and public clients on infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, financing, valuations and other corporate finance assignments.

A graduate of Law and Accounting from the University of Limerick, Neil holds a Master’s in Accounting from University College Dublin and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Appointed to the Board: 23.09.2026

Sub-committees: Finance and General Purpose Committee.