Fiona Tierney to chair Pensions Authority
The Government has appointed experienced director Fiona Tierney as chair of the Pensions Authority for a five-year term.
She succeeds Dr David Begg, who has been chair since January 2016.
The Department of Social Protection said that Tierney had board experience from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors and had significant experience of oversight, remediation, and compliance in regulated industries.
She is currently a non-executive director on the board of Wells Fargo Bank International, while she is also a member of the council of the Institute of Directors in Ireland and a non-executive director of Digital Manufacturing Ireland.
Experience ‘invaluable’
Tierney is a member of the audit committee of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs & Migration.
From December 2019 to November 2025, she was a member of the Top-Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) and was appointed by Government as a founding member of Balance for Better Business from July 2018 to December 2023.
She also held a non-executive position for six years in Eircom Holdings (Ireland) Ltd.
Minister Dara Calleary said that the new chair’s breadth of experience would prove “invaluable”, as the Pensions Authority and the pensions sector adapted to a changing landscape that included the continued consolidation of the market, enhanced supervision, and a greater focus on coverage and adequacy in occupational pension schemes on foot of the roll-out of MyFutureFund.