The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Mr John Smyth, director of Sanford Rose Associates Executive Search, as its new president.
Mr Smyth is a member of the Management Committee of the IoD Centre for Corporate Governance at UCD and a former president of the Institute for Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
He succeeds outgoing president, Ms Gillian Bowler.
Mr Willie O’ Reilly, chief Executive of Today FM has been appointed vice-president.