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DARRAGH MCCARTHY
FOUNDER & CEO
Darragh McCarthy is the CEO and Founder of FinTrU. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and remained there until late 2012. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Darragh was based in London, Frankfurt and New York and held various responsibilities including Global COO for Institutional Securities, COO for EMEA, Head of Fixed Income Sales North America and Head of Fixed Income Sales EMEA.
In 2013 Darragh founded FinTrU recognising the increasing demand from Global Investment Banks for high-quality resources to navigate the ever-increasing regulatory landscape. Whilst managed as a profit-driven organisation, Darragh also considers FinTrU as having a social purpose to create high-quality professional employment on the island of Ireland.
Darragh has a First Class Honours BComm International from University College of Dublin, Ireland. He has been nominated for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. Darragh speaks fluent German and Dutch.
DARRAGH MCCARTHY
FOUNDER & CEO
Darragh McCarthy is the CEO and Founder of FinTrU. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and remained there until late 2012. During his time at Morgan Stanley, Darragh was based in London, Frankfurt and New York and held various responsibilities including Global COO for Institutional Securities, COO for EMEA, Head of Fixed Income Sales North America and Head of Fixed Income Sales EMEA.
In 2013 Darragh founded FinTrU recognising the increasing demand from Global Investment Banks for high-quality resources to navigate the ever-increasing regulatory landscape. Whilst managed as a profit-driven organisation, Darragh also considers FinTrU as having a social purpose to create high-quality professional employment on the island of Ireland.
Darragh has a First Class Honours BComm International from University College of Dublin, Ireland. He has been nominated for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. Darragh speaks fluent German and Dutch.
FinTrU Covid-19 Strategy
The events brought on by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic are unprecedented and the effects are being felt by communities and businesses across the globe. Our thoughts go out to all those who have been impacted.
Our response to Covid-19 was initiated with the health and wellbeing of our employees and the local community at the forefront of our thoughts. We were in the fortunate position to be able to facilitate 100% of our employees to begin working from home on Monday 16 March 2020 – ahead of the Government’s officially mandated lockdown. Our clients supported us fully with this transition and have been greatly appreciative that our productivity has been maintained. It a credit to our people that our client delivery has maintained its high standards during this lockdown period.
With regards to recruitment, it is business as usual at FinTrU. We are utilising video conferencing solutions to allow us to continue to hire and fulfil client requirements. All new employees are provided with any hardware they may require to ensure a seamless transition into life at FinTrU
During 2020, FinTrU remotely delivered five Financial Services and one Legal Academy. Including Academies, Placements, Apprenticeships and Experienced Professionals, 2020 saw over 300 employees embark on a career with FinTrU and we are delighted to have them onboard. Our seventh North West Financial Services Academy and 17th Belfast Financial Services Academy joined as full time employees in March 2021. We completed recruitment for our second Legal Academy in July 2021 and Belfast Financial Services XVIII and XIX in August 2021.
FinTrU has committed to offering hybrid working for all employees. You can read more about this news here.
We have made the strategic decision to not avail of any Covid-19 Government sponsored support initiatives. We are in the very fortunate position to still be experiencing growth and will continue with our business as usual approach in these unprecedented times.
We are very proud of the positivity and adaptability shown by every team member throughout this very difficult time. Our thoughts are with all those who are impacted by this pandemic and those key workers who are supporting the fight against this virus on the front line.
Darragh McCarthy
Founder & CEO
FinTrU
