THE State-controlled AIB has named Dr Colin Hunt - a one-time economic adviser to Brian Cowen - as its next chief executive. THE State-controlled AIB has named Dr Colin Hunt - a one-time economic adviser to Brian Cowen - as its next chief executive. Dr Hunt is a well-known economist - he had a high media profile in the early to mid-2000s when he was chief economist at Goodbody Stockbrokers. At AIB, Colin Hunt emerged from a panel of four internal candidates following October's announcement by outgoing CEO Bernard Byrne of his plan to leave the bank. With the bulk of AIB still in State hands, the appointment of Dr Hunt as CEO and as a director of the bank must also get the go-ahead from the Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.

Source: Irish Independent December 15, 2018 02:26 UTC