Diane is a self-employed consultant while also holding non-executive director roles for SME's.  She is currently Chair of the Board of Age NI Enterprises Limited.
She is FCCA qualified, holds an Honours degree in Economics and a Masters in Finance from Queens University, Belfast.
Diane has over 20 years’ experience in strategic senior management roles within the public and private sector, industries included manufacturing, financial services and auditing.  Diane was previously the Finance and Personnel Director for Waterways Ireland, the largest of the North South Bodies.  This role also covered areas of ICT and Corporate Services and she was the lead officer responsible for corporate governance in the Body.
Before joining Waterways Ireland, she held roles in PwC and the former Quinn Group.  During her many varied roles Diane has delivered strategic projects, supported restructuring of businesses, while ensuring governance is maintained throughout.  She has also focused on driving process improvement, efficiencies and introducing change management programmes.
Diane does not hold any other public appointments.