Pat McCann has 50 years’ experience in the hotel industry, having begun his career in 1969 with Ryan Hotels plc. He joined Jurys Hotel Group plc in 1989 and became Chief Executive of Jurys Doyle Hotel Group plc in 2000. In 2007, Pat founded Dalata Hotel Group plc. He is a non-executive director of a number of private companies and was appointed to the board of Ibec in 2017. Pat completed his term as President of Ibec in September 2020. He is a former non-executive director of EBS Building Society, Greencore Group plc and Whitfield Private Hospital. He has served as National President of the Irish Hotels Federation and as a member of the National Tourism Council. Pat is the Chair of the Group’s Nomination Committee.