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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 CEO and Founder Darragh McCarthy picks up Global Recognition Award
FRIDAY 29 APRIL 2022
FinTrU's CEO honoured with Global Recognition Award at the Digital DNA Awards
FinTrU CEO and Founder Darragh McCarthy was last night honoured at Northern Ireland's biggest technology awards. Now in its 7th year, the Digital DNA Awards are the number one awards for companies and individuals working with within Northern Ireland's highly competitive technology industry.
On receiving this huge accolade, Darragh said: “I am greatly honoured to be accepting this award on behalf of the fantastic team we have at FinTrU. Without the hard work, commitment, energy and leadership from the FinTrU employees across our global offices, I would not be collecting this Global Recognition Award today.
"I am very proud to be accepting this accolade given the high calibre of recipients in recent years. Thank you very much to Digital DNA for hosting such a fantastic event, and for celebrating the very best that the Northern Irish Technology industry has to offer on the global stage.“
The Global Recognition Award is given to an individual who has greatly contributed to the growth of the tech sector in Northern Ireland, and who has achieved significant success on a global scale. Darragh inspired the audience of over 600 peers from the industry during an on-stage interview, where he spoke about his own inspiration and the exciting future of Northern Ireland's tech industry, both at home and on a global scale.
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