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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 named in Financial Times Europe's Fastest Growing Companies for the second year in succession
TUESDAY 1 MARCH 2022
For the second year in a row, FinTrU has been announced as one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies by the Financial Times.
The Financial Times, in partnership with Statista, sought to identify the 1,000 European companies with the strongest growth between 2017 and 2020 to feature in their annual FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies League Table.
Commenting on the recognition, FinTrU Founder & CEO, Darragh McCarthy, said “It is truly an honour for FinTrU to be named in such a prestigious league table for the second year in succession. It is a testament to our people and the commitment, hard work and ambition with humility they have displayed ever since FinTrU was first founded in 2013. Their high quality of work with our clients has led to our employees achieving this global award. Our client partnerships are very strong and we are excited for what the future holds as we continue to expand our product offering on an ever-increasing global scale.”
FinTrU is a multi-award-winning technologically enabled Regulatory Solutions company, specialising in the areas of KYC, Compliance, Legal, Risk & Controls and Operations. Working with Investment Banks around the globe, FinTrU designs technology-enabled solutions to help their clients meet their regulatory obligations.
FinTrU Chief of Staff, Katrien Roppe, added “As FinTrU expands into further global markets, these consecutive awards are a fantastic mark of recognition for the company and our people. During 2021, FinTrU opened additional global offices in Dublin and Maastricht to further expand our global reach and market footprint. This is an exciting time for FinTrU and I am very proud of our people in achieving this highly respected global award. Ever since our founding, we have considered ourselves to have a fundamental social purpose to create high-quality professional employment. This is something we continue to maintain and are very proud of.”
FinTrU currently employs over 1,000 people worldwide across Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, London, Dublin, Maastricht and New York. You can view the full FT1000 2022 list here.
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