Barrington Report: Those appointed to the group

THE three-member group appointed by Health Minister Mary Harney last January to carry out a business appraisal of the private medical insurance market in Ireland, otherwise known as the Barrington Report, are:

Colm Barrington is managing director of Babcock and Brown Limited, the Irish subsidiary of the Australian-based global investment company where he specialises in aircraft financing.

Prior to joining Babcock and Brown in 1994, he held various positions in the aviation financing industry, including the positions of president, GE Capital Aviation Services Limited, chief operating officer, GPA Group plc and chief executive, GPA Capital. He started his career with Aer Lingus where he specialised in planning, hotel acquisitions and hotel financing.