Name:Deirdre Somers
Age:42
Title:Chief executive, Irish Stock Exchange
Background:From Bishopstown in Co Cork, she completed a BComm at UCC, trained as an accountant with KPMG and joined the stock exchange as listing and policy manager in 1995 after a brief secondment to the organisation
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Why she is in the news:She is near the end of her first year as chief of the exchange
Family:Married with two children, Aisling and Ciaran
Hobbies:She likes travelling with her family and cooking for large groups of friends
Something you might expect:The Irish Stock Exchange has been open since 1793, but Somers is the first woman in charge of the business
Something you might not expect (if you're of a certain age):There was a stock exchange in Cork until 1973
