b'W E LC OMETheWorldwideIrelandFundsWelcomeNewLeadersIRELANDRonan FoleyThe New Chairman of the Board of The Ireland Funds in IrelandIn January 2015, Ronan Foley began his term as Chairman of the Board of The Ireland Funds in Ireland.Ronan joined the board of The Ireland Funds in 2012.He is Chief Executive of IPB Insurance, one of Irelands leading general insurance companies. A native of Dublin he is a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland and the Insurance Institute of Ireland. He is a regular speaker and commentator around business strategy and social progress through corporate social engagement.MONACOOlivia Gaynor-LongThe New Chairman of The Ireland Fund of Monaco Olivia is an angel investor in private technology companies in Ireland and Silicon Valley and is the Owner & CEO of Residence Private Members Club in Dublin. She is a former Chair of The San Francisco American Ireland Fund Womens Luncheon and the San Francisco Gala Dinner Committee.In March, Olivia and her husband Brian Gaynor-Long will receive The American Ireland Fund 2015 Distinguished Leadership Award for their philanthropic contributions and success in business.The couple have three children and divide their time between Monaco, Dublin and Palo Alto.NEW ZEALANDColum RiceThe New Chairman of The Ireland Fund of New ZealandColum Rice is joining the organization as Chairman. Colum grew up inBelfast and attended university in Britain. He joined Arthur Andersen in London until moving to New Zealand in 1998. Colum joined PwC specializing in mergers and acquisitions and had a leading role in developing thatbusiness for PwC in New Zealand.Over recent years Colum has also taken a leading role in growing the Business Analytics practice at PwC NZ in addition to developing his own private business interests. connect2015| 107'