Chris Hanlon was previously MD of permanent tsb Finance. Chris entered the financial services industry in 1986, initially with Woodchester (GE), then appointed as Sales & Marketing Director of permanent tsb Finance in 1991 following the acquisition of the assets of First Citizen Finance. He was appointed Managing Director in 1999 and grew the business to the largest car finance company in Ireland. Chris has also developed and implemented sales aid finance programs for Dell, Gateway, Eircom and Sony.
 Chris has had full balance sheet and profit & loss responsibility through his appointment of top quality professionals, many of whom have spent most of their careers to date with him. Chris is a fellow of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland and a graduate of the Harvard Business School.