The Consumer Champions have been appointed according to an article in today's Sunday Times
Donohoe selects ex-banker to stick up for consumers
John Trethowan, who served briefly as chief executive of the former National Irish Bank, and Niamh Moloney, a professor at the London School of Economics, joined the Central Bank commission last month.
Niamh Moloney is Professor of Financial Markets Law and Head of the Department of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in summer 2018. Niamh specializes in EU financial market regulation and consumer financial protection and has written several books on these subjects. She has been a Visiting Professor in several leading Law Schools internationally, including Columbia Law School, New York and is a member of the Editorial Boards of a number of internationally-recognised journals.
Niamh is currently a Member of the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities and has previously been a member of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Chair of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consumer Advisory Group, and a Member of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Services Consumer Panel. Niamh has also acted as Special Adviser to the 2014-2015 inquiry by the UK House of Lords into the EU’s regulatory response to the financial crisis, and as an Expert Witness for UK Parliament Select Committee Inquiries on financial market regulation and Brexit-related matters and for the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Niamh holds degrees from Harvard Law School and Trinity College Dublin.
Niamh was appointed to the Commission on 11 September 2018 for a five year term.
John Trethowan is a career banker with over 40 years of experience. He is currently the State appointed Credit Reviewer which assists viable SMEs and farms get access to credit from banks. John is a Fellow of the Institute of Banking, and was its President in 2006. He has served in various financial institutions at all levels, including at both executive and non-executive board roles.
John has an MBA from the University of Ulster Business School, and has extensive board experience. He currently is a member of the EirGrid plc board, and chairs its Audit Committee. John has previously served on boards in the public, private, and voluntary sectors including financial services, public transport, health & social care, and in various business related charities.
John was appointed to the Commission on 11 September 2018 for a five year term