BT Ireland appoints new chief financial officer

Belfast and Dublin, Tuesday 16th July 2013: BT Ireland today announced that Ciaran Barr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its all-island operation. 

Ciaran joins BT from Hyundai Capital/Hyundai Card, a joint venture of GE Capital and Hyundai Motor Company, where he was Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director, based in South Korea. Ciaran previously held the senior roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Restructuring Operations Group - GE Money Ireland. Prior to this, Ciaran worked as CEO and CFO for GE Capital in Paris, and Chief Accountant for France/Switzerland for TUI, the largest ski holiday operator in Europe. 

Ciaran has a B.Sc. Hons in Mathematics and Applied Physics from Queen’s University Belfast and is a chartered accountant. 

BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications and IT services, and its all-Ireland operation reported revenues of £739.9 million for the year ending 31st March 2013. For more information, visit www.btireland.com 

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