Furio Pietribiasi is responsible for the operations of Mediolanum in Ireland and in Luxembourg, and plays a significant role in the continuing development of the IFSC and is a member of the council of IFSC Ireland and he is part of the Department of the Taoiseach’s IFSC working groups for funds and asset management. Mediolanum has had a presence in Ireland since 1997, and today employs over 150 people in the country, directly and indirectly. It plans to recruit more later this year, when it completes a major redevelopment of its offices on Shelbourne Road.

Karena O’Sullivan is a senior manager with IBI Corporate Finance. Having completed her accountancy training at KPMG O’Sullivan joined IBI Corporate Finance to pursue a career in corporate finance where she says strong analytical, communication and project management skills are key to a successful career in the sector.