The Board
The Marine Renewables Industry Association Ltd is a company registered in the Republic of Ireland (CRO no: 468863; VAT no: 946655 I). The Board deals with the corporate business of MRIA which is a not-for-profit organisation and the shares are held by the officers. The Board members are
Chairman Peter D Coyle
Secretary Dr Raymond Alcorn
Deputy Secretary Dr Anne Marie O'Hagan
Joint Treasurer Jim Galvin
Joint Treasurer John Keating
The officers are also members of the Council and their details are set out in the section below about the Council.
The Council
The Council is appointed by the Members and is the prime policy making body of the MRIA.
Members of the Council
Peter D Coyle, Chairman, provides an executive service to MRIA; former Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland and currently director of a number of companies.
Dr Raymond Alcorn, Secretary, Research Manager, Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork / Dr Anne Marie O'Hagan, Charles Parsons Post-Doctoral Researcher at Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork
Sue Barr, Environment and External Affairs Manager, OpenHydro Group Ltd
Brendan Barry, Manager, Ocean Energy, ESB International Ltd
John Breslin, SmartBay Ireland Ltd
Patrick Crampsey, Sales & Marketing, Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries
Dr Val Cummins, Director, IMERC
Neil Davidson, Public Affairs Manager, Aquamarine Power Ltd
Jim Galvin, Lakeview Energy LLC
Adam Holland, Marine Renewables Manager, McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd
John Keating, Director, Ocean Energy Ltd
Janice Kerrr, Invest Northern Ireland
Michael McCarthy, Commercial Manager, Port of Cork
Alex McClean, Partner, Arthur Cox Solicitors
Colm McFhionnlaoich*, Manager, Cleantech, Enterprise Ireland
Declan Meally*, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Stephen Nolan, Green International Financial Services Centre
Kieran O'Brien, Carnegie Wave Energy
Dr Anne Marie O'Hagan, Charles Parsons Post-Doctoral Researcher, Law Policy and Environment, HMRC, UCC
Barbara Swann*, Sustainable Energy, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland
Ben Wrafter, Chairman, Atlantic Ocean Energy Alliance
* Observers