Patrick Kennedy (Ireland)

Biographical Information
Patrick Kennedy is the Paddy Power "Chief Executive. He joined the Group in an executive capacity in September 2005 and became Chief Executive on 1 January 2006. Patrick was already a Board member, having been appointed as a non-executive director in March 2004. Before joining Paddy Power, Patrick was Chief Financial Officer of Greencore Group plc, having previously been Group Development Director. Patrick has also worked with KPMG Corporate Finance both in Ireland and the Netherlands, and as a strategy consultant with McKinsey and Company Management Consultants in London, Dublin and Amsterdam.  Patrick is also a non-executive director of Bank of Ireland plc and Elan Corporation plc."