Press Releases17 Oct 11

News from the RCB: Retirement and Recent Appointments

Retirement of long standing Head of Investments
After almost 45 years of service at the R.C.B, Mr Philip Talbot retired from his position as Head of Investments on Friday 30 September 2011. Members of staff at Church House Dublin bade Philip fond farewell at a special lunch on his last day, at which Mr Denis Reardon, Chief Officer, paid tribute to ‘a colleague whose management style together with his impressive work commitment over these 44 years has been an example to us all’.

Staff Appointments: Head of Investments; Synod Officer
Mr Roy Asher has succeeded Philip Talbot as Head of Investments. Previously Mr Asher was Chief Investment Officer and Director at Aviva Investment Ireland, prior to which he held investment responsibilities in Hibernian Investment Managers and also in Norwich Union. Mr Asher’s role will include participation as a member of the Senior Management Team.

Mr Garrett Casey was recently appointed and has taken up duties as the new Synod Officer, within the Synod Department in Church House Dublin. His appointment follows the departure of Ms Jenny Polden who moved to England and took up a post at the Diocese of Portsmouth during the summer. Garrett Casey is well known to many in the Church of Ireland having worked from 2004 to 2010 as Diocesan Communications Officer for the Diocese of Dublin & Glendalough. He recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies.

R.C.B. Committee Appointments
Mr Robert Neill (Glendalough Diocese) has been appointed, for two years from September, as Chairperson of the Representative Body Executive Committee. The Chair is nominated to the position by the Archbishop of Armagh and appointed by the R.C.B. Mr Neill succeeds Mr Sydney Gamble (Derry) in this position, Mr Gamble having served two terms in the role. Mr Neill was previously Deputy Chair of the R.C.B. Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee.

Mr William Oliver (Derry) has been appointed Chairperson of the Stipends Committee, while Mr Henry Saville (Down), former Chair of the Stipends Committee, is now Chair of the Investment Committee (following Mr Robert Neill) and is also Deputy Chair of the R.C.B. Executive Committee.