Lorcan Claffey is a Chartered Certified Accountant with 30-years experience in practice, industry and the voluntary sector. He trained and qualified with Newmarket Partnership, a boutique audit and financial management-oriented practice and became a Partner there in 1997. He was responsible for training and mentoring more than 100 trainee accountants from trainees to qualified professionals with an emphasis on accounting and management skills. As a Partner he was a registered auditor, business advisor, management consultant and expert witness. He became CFO of a US based property development and management group with annual revenues in excess of $50m in 2006 and managed its finances until 2022. He has a proven ability to make effective decisions under pressure and manage conflicting deadlines. He is adaptable to different businesses and environments through experience as an auditor, a consultant and as CFO in many different industries. Lorcan is a board member of Recovery through Art, Drama and Education CLG and of Paralympics Ireland CLG and serves as Finance Officer to both organisations. In his spare time he runs, cycles and is completing a part-time BA in History.