On 26 April 2022, Bank of Ireland Group plc announced that Francesca McDonagh would step down from the role of Group Executive Director in September 2022. The Board is making good progress on the process to appoint a permanent successor. Pending conclusion of that process, the Group is announced that Gavin Kelly will be appointed as Executive Director with effect from 3 September 2022.

A former President and Chairperson of the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI), Gavin is a Fellow of the Institute of Banking and is a director of New Ireland Assurance Company.