The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has appointed John Horan to the Board of the NMBI under section 22(1)(j) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011.

John Horan has a wide range of experiences at Senior Management and Board level. He is currently Chairperson of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, having been a Director and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.

He served for more than 20 years in a variety of roles in the Aer Lingus Group. He was Chief Executive of the Irish Hotels Federation for seven years and of Veterinary Ireland for ten years. He is now an Honorary Life Member of the national organisation for the Veterinary profession.

For many years he represented these sectors at Council and Board levels in a range of National and European organisations.

He is an IBEC nominated Member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and is a member of the Law Society’s Complaints and Client Relations Committee.

He has received a Master of Science Degree in Management Practice MSc(Mgmt) from Trinity College, Dublin.

John’s term of office is until 5 December 2022. He will replace Elaine Cassidy on the Board.