{"id":42860,"date":"2022-08-26T09:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/?p=42860"},"modified":"2022-08-26T14:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T13:59:52","slug":"ccpc-welcomes-the-appointment-of-kevin-obrien-as-a-member-of-the-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/ccpc-welcomes-the-appointment-of-kevin-obrien-as-a-member-of-the-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"CCPC welcomes the appointment of Kevin O\u2019Brien as a Member of the Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the appointment of Kevin O\u2019Brien as a Member of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin has more than two decades\u2019 experience in senior regulatory and public policy roles in Ireland and abroad.\u202f Before joining the CCPC, he was Head of Consumer Policy and Research at the Central Bank of Ireland and was Commissioner at the Commission for Communications Regulation from 2011-2018, serving as its Chairperson from 2013-2015. Prior to this, Kevin also worked in a range of Irish Civil Service policy roles, dealing with energy, communications and broadcasting policy matters.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the appointment, Jeremy Godfrey, Chairperson of the CCPC said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I am delighted to welcome Kevin as a Member of the CCPC\u2019s Commission. Kevin\u2019s strong and varied public service experience will be particularly useful to the CCPC as we use the opportunities created by enhanced competition and consumer rights legislation, so that we have an even bigger impact on the interests of consumers and society over the coming years<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kevin joins fellow Commission Members Patrick Kenny, Brian McHugh and \u00dana Butler along with the Chairperson of the CCPC, Jeremy Godfrey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the appointment of Kevin O\u2019Brien as a Member of the Commission. 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