Mervyn Greene

Non-Executive Director at Vimy Resources

Mr Greene is an experienced investment banker and entrepreneur who has been working in investment markets in Africa, Europe and the United States for more than 35 years. His most recent experience has focussed on private equity investment in a range of sectors, specialising in fin-tech, construction, general technology and property. He currently serves as co-founder and Director of EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum and is co-founder and Chairman of Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading tech start-up hub and recently became the Chairman of the NDRC, the Irish government’s national tech start-up accelerator. He leads, as managing director, both CHQ Dublin Limited and MGR Properties, specialised Irish property development companies. All these businesses are located in Dublin, Ireland.

From 1997 to 2005 Mr Greene was co-founder and London-based partner of Irwin Jacobs Greene, one of Namibia’s premier stockbroking, private equity and corporate finance advisory firms. Prior to this Mr Greene worked for investment bank Morgan Stanley in New York and London.

Mr Greene has a Masters in Mathematics and Bachelor degree of Civil Engineering from Trinity College in Dublin. Mr Greene also has a Masters of Business Administration from London Business School.

Mr Greene was appointed to the Deep Yellow Board in November 2006 and was Chairman from August 2007 to August 2013.

Mr Greene serves on the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.