Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan is a seasoned global technology business leader with over thirty years of experience specializing in transforming banking practices and driving change.

He possesses a wealth of knowledge in the IT industry, allowing him to leverage emerging technology advancements for maximum benefits.

Known for his exceptional stakeholder and people leadership skills, Brendan excels in establishing partnerships to integrate cutting-edge engineering and automation solutions to address complex organizational inefficiencies and propel business growth.

For the past twelve years, Brendan has held key technology leadership roles at ING Group and Bank, including Corporate CIO for Group Services and CTO, where he spearheaded Agile transformations and transitioned IT infrastructure to a software-defined setup, insourced office automation to SaaS, and facilitated the shift to Cloud engineering.

His educational background includes studies at Castleknock College Dublin, Staffordshire University for a Master of Science degree and a Diploma, Dublin Institute of Technology for a BSc in MBCS, and Trinity College Dublin for another Diploma.

Throughout his career, Brendan has held prominent positions such as Global Head of IT Infrastructure and CTO at ING, Chief Information Officer for Group Services at ING, General Manager overseeing Strategic Change at ING, Senior Business Development Executive for EMEA at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Chief Operating Officer at Rivada Networks, Banking Programme Director at AIB, and IT Senior Manager for Retail Finance & Group Support at AIB.