Name: Aidan Brady.
Age: 44.
Family: Married to Liz. They have two children.
Education: From Dublin, he went to primary school at Scoil Ui Chonaill and later attended Beneavin College, Finglas. From there he went on to University College Dublin where he gained a B Comm degree.
Career: Completed accountancy articles at SKC; later worked as a lending officer at ICC Bank before joining Citibank in 1985. He was appointed chief executive of Citibank in 1992.
Interests: Played soccer up to last year, but now concentrates on golf.
Why he is in the news: Citibank is continuing to expand its operations in Ireland. It has plans to take on 1,300 extra staff at its flagship processing and service operation over the next three years.