Housing rental firm I-RES REIT hires head of investor relations

Orla Keegan joins rental accommodation firm I-RES REIT, leaves a senior role with FINEOS Corporation

Orla Keegan, head of investor relations, I-RES REIT.

Residential rental accommodation firm I-RES REIT has appointed Orla Keegan as head of investor relations.

Orla joins I-RES with more than 20 years of experience in investor relations, capital markets, corporate communications and financial reporting, having advised boards and executive leadership teams across publicly listed companies in Ireland and Australia.

In her new role, Orla will lead I-RES's investor relations strategy and engagement programme, working closely with the executive team and Board to strengthen relationships with shareholders, analysts and the wider investment community.

Orla joins I-RES from FINEOS Corporation, where she was head of investor relations since 2019, leading the global investor relations function for the ASX-listed enterprise software company.

She was also previously executive director and head of the Sydney office at Market Eye, the Australian investor relations and financial communications advisory firm, advising ASX-listed companies, including property and real estate-focused organisations, on investor engagement, disclosure and capital markets communications.

Earlier in her career, Orla held investor relations and regulatory reporting roles with Macquarie Group and began her professional career with PwC in Dublin.

Orla holds a BSC in Economics & Finance from UCD and is a fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) with Chartered Accountants Ireland. She also holds a diploma of Investor Relations from the Australasian Investor Relations Association and has completed the Company Directors Course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors.