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Central Bank's O’Leary is director of enforcement

The Central Bank has announced the appointment of Karen O’Leary as its new director of enforcement, effective from 1 January.

Most recently director of currency, workplace, and regulatory services, O’Leary also headed up the bank’s payments and securities settlements (PSS) division and its organisation-development division.

CCPC commission member

Karen O’Leary was a commission member in the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) from 2014-2017 and oversaw criminal enforcement and legal services, as well as being co-decision maker on all civil-enforcement functions of the CCPC. 

She also served as chief executive of the National Consumer Agency from 2013 until its amalgamation with the Competition Authority to form the CCPC. 

O’Leary replaces Colm Kincaid, who was appointed deputy governor, consumer and investor protection.