Donal Courtney is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been chief financial officer of Capmark Europe Bank for the last five years. Capmark is a fully regulated bank by the Irish Financial Regulator and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capmark Finance Group Inc, a US based commercial property finance company. The Irish bank is focused on providing finance to the commercial property industry in Europe by the provision of debt and equity products and is a significant issuer of commercial mortgage backed securities(CMBS). Donal is also an international rugby referee in his spare time, and has officiated at Six Nations', European Cup and Magners' league level.

Wealth managers are likely to be in ever greater demand as the Irish economy continues to thrive, but Kevin Quinn, an associate director with Bank of Ireland Private Banking, writes that experience of other financial sectors, from accounting to life and pensions, is as important as the right qualifications.