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To continue putting local talent on the global stage, FinTrU is expanding its award-winning Financial Services Academy to the North West.
Join Northern Ireland's 'Best Place to Work 2018' at its newly established
North West Centre of Excellence in Derry/Londonderry.
To continue putting local talent on the global stage, FinTrU is expanding its award-winning Financial Services Academy to the North West.
Join Northern Ireland's 'Best Place to Work 2018' at its newly established
North West Centre of Excellence in Derry/Londonderry.
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.
How FinTrU Employees are Making the Most of Their Sabbaticals
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2023
The FinTrU Unplugged initiative entitles all employees to a four-week paid sabbatical after five years' service. Vice President Raymond Walsh kept it Country and headed off to Nashville...
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH FINTRU?
I have been working with FinTrU since July 2017. I am currently a Vice President, leading a team in the Compliance/Financial Crime space.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT FINTRU UNPLUGGED ?
I thought it was a great initiative to reward employees who have been here for five plus years. Most people do not get the chance to take a longer period of time off work so it immediately caught my interest and I was quickly planning to use it the moment I hit my designated time of service.
SO, WHAT DID YOU DO FOR UNPLUGGED?
I took a road trip in the USA followed by a Caribbean cruise. As a big lover of Country music, I started in Nashville, Tennessee. I then stopped in Memphis – in a small town called Natchez along the Mississippi – and then ended up in New Orleans.
A few days later I caught a flight to Orlando to take in some theme parks and then drove to Miami to catch a cruise of the Southern Caribbean.
"Knowing I had a full month to explore as much as I could was the push that made me book the flights."
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS?
There are too many to mention! However, some of the main highlights were:
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Meeting up-and-coming country musician Ashley Cooke.
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The Civil Rights Museum in Memphis was an experience everyone should experience.
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The music and character of New Orleans and the ghost tours were fascinating.
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Visiting and interacting with some of the locals on some of the islands we stopped on during the cruise. I particularly enjoyed my stop in the Dominican Republic where we visited a monkey enclosure and spoke to some of the locals involved in cocoa bean and coffee production.
WAS THIS SOMETHING YOU'D ALWAYS INTENDED TO DO?
It is something I had always wanted to do but getting enough time to do it was always difficult. Knowing I had a full month to explore as much as I could was the push that made me book the flights.
DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM WORK FOR SO LONG?
Honestly, my management was really supportive so I had no concerns about being away from work. It was booked in advance so it allowed me to ensure I had all aspects of my work covered by others in my team.
HOW DID IT FEEL (HONESTLY!) TO COME BACK?
While I could have spent forever touring the USA and probably on a cruise ship visiting more of the Caribbean, it was nice to eventually get back into some routine. After a month off, I was refreshed and ready to start back into work, so coming back was just fine.
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