Colin Hunt

In March 2019, Colin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AIB Group and an Executive Director on the AIB Board having joined the Group in August 2016 as Managing Director, Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking Division. Prior to joining AIB, Colin was Managing Director at Macquarie Capital where he led the development of its business in Ireland. Previously, he was a Special Policy Adviser at the Departments of Transport and Finance, Research Director and Chief Economist at Goodbody Stockbrokers, Head of Trading Research and Senior Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury and a country risk analyst at NatWest. Colin served as a Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus Group plc from 2008 to 2014 and is President of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation for 2025/26. Colin has a PhD in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin and degrees in Commerce & Economics from University College, Cork. He is a Chartered Bank Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers. Colin’s key areas of focus include building a sustainable business to support the transition to a low-carbon future, enhancing customer propositions in terms of products, services and delivery as well as the future of leadership in a fast-evolving world.