Yvonne Loughran

Yvonne Loughran's work experience includes a current role as Head of Commercial & MI at SSE Airtricity since 2022. Before that, they worked at Grant Thornton Ireland as a Director of Financial Services Consulting from 2020 to 2022, an Associate Director of Financial Services Consulting from 2018 to 2020, a Manager of Advisory Services from 2017 to 2018, and an Advisory Associate from 2012 to 2017. Yvonne also worked as a Project Accountant at GE Oil & Gas in 2011, a Documentation Specialist at Merrill Lynch from 2010 to 2011, and a Summer Intern at KPMG in Belfast in 2007.

Yvonne Loughran has a diverse education history. Yvonne earned their A-levels in Physics, Biology, Religion, and Business Studies from Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry, where they studied from 1998 to 2005. Following this, they attended Queen's University Belfast, where they obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from 2005 to 2008.

Yvonne then pursued a Master of Science degree in Advanced Accountancy from Ulster University, studying there from 2008 to 2010. In order to enhance their professional qualifications, they completed the AITI Application & Interaction - Part 2 Examinations offered by the Irish Tax Institute in 2013.

Continuing their education, Yvonne enrolled in the Chartered Accountants Ireland program and obtained their ACA, Accounting degree in 2016. Yvonne went on to acquire an Accredited Product Advisor (Loans) (Regulation) certification from LIA Ireland in 2019.

Yvonne's academic journey did not stop there. In 2020, they enrolled at University College Dublin for the Professional Diploma in Corporate Banking Credit program, which they completed in 2021.

In addition to their extensive academic background, Yvonne holds various certifications. Yvonne obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Trigraph Intelligent Learning in March 2019. In March 2018, they also obtained the PRINCE2® 2017 Project Management Certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice.