Grant Thornton unveils three new senior appointments

Brian O’Dwyer is named as head of advisory, with Eoin Daly and Mike Richardson as new partners with Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton roles: Mike Richardson, Brian O’Dwyer and Eoin Daly.

Professional services firm Grant Thornton has appointed Brian O’Dwyer as head of advisory, and named Eoin Daly and Mike Richardson as new partners.

Steve Tennant, EMEA CEO of the Grant Thornton advisors multinational platform, said: “Brian has been instrumental in building our consulting business in Ireland and brings strong commercial insight and a deep understanding of our people and market to his new role. Eoin and Mike’s appointments deepen our financial services expertise and strengthen our client offering.” 

Brian O’Dwyer will lead the firm’s 1,300-person advisory business. He joined the firm in 2015 and brings more than 20 years’ experience advising domestic and international clients through significant transformation programmes. He holds a BComm from UCC and an MBS from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. He also holds the IoD diploma in Company Direction (Dip IoD).

Eoin Daly joins the firm’s retail banking team as an enterprise transformation leader with more than 20 years’ experience delivering large-scale change, primarily across financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East. He is a qualified chartered management accountant and holds a BSc in Business Information Systems from UCC.

Mike Richardson joins the firm’s business risk services team, bringing experience working with international banks on controls assurance and regulatory remediation. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) and holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from Nottingham Trent University.