Dervla is a qualified FCA with over 16 years PQE in practice and industry. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University College Dublin, Dervla continued to study for her ACA qualification while
working in the audit department of a top 5 audit and advisory practice. Dervla has considerable audit, advisory and transaction experience across a range of growth focused businesses covering SME’s, multinationals and listed
companies both domestically and internationally.
In 2009 Dervla moved into the recruitment industry and joined Sigmar. She is responsible for the finance function of the Group with particular emphasis on working capital management, financial reporting, project management, statutory accounting and audit, taxation, payroll, legal and corporate compliance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Commerce, University College Dublin
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland

Mary Robinson is the Chair of United Purpose and has been a UP trustee since 2018. She is an independent consultant in the NGO/international development sector, specialising particularly in NGO management and programme evaluation. She has worked with many UK and international clients including INGOs, foundations, donors and governments.

Mary was a Director of GCPS Consulting, a small consultancy in the UK specialising in child protection and safeguarding, from 2014-2022. Prior to becoming a consultant she was Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International. She has been a school governor and a member of prison Independent Monitoring Boards for 15 years. Until recently she was an independent panel member for the Judicial Appointments Commission, chairing panels for the recruitment of judges in England and Wales.

She was a trustee and Co-Chair of Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre from 2016-2022. She has a degree in French and German and postgraduate qualifications in information science.

Geoff is an experienced professional in the commercial and not-for profit sector. He served as Group Finance director of Glanbia plc from 1992 to 2005 at which point he took on the additional role of Deputy Group Managing Director until his retirement in 2009. He has a broad range of experience covering business operations, acquisitions and disposals, investment appraisal, banking arrangements/negotiations, IT and shared services and general management. In the not-for-profit sector he served as National President of the Society of St Vincent DePaul from 2012 to 2017.

Geoff is a Certified Public Accountant having trained with PwC in Kilkenny. He currently self-employed consultant providing commercial and financial advice to mainly medium sized businesses. He is a director of several companies including Enterprise Ireland as well as being chairman of the boards of Bord na Mona and Bon Secours Health System.