Girls Not Brides Appoints Sinéad Donovan as Trustee and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is delighted to announce the appointment of Sinéad Donovan as a member of its Board of Trustees and as Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, effective 30th January 2025.
Sinéad has been a trailblazer on gender equity issues in professional service firms. She became the first female partner of Grant Thornton Ireland and, subsequently, Chair of its Irish business. In her role as President of Chartered Accountants Ireland, she was hugely influential as a role model and champion of gender equity. She also has deep experience in financial and risk management, high-growth international organisations, and aligning stakeholders with diverse objectives.
Commenting on the appointment, Girls Not Brides Chair, Dr Alaa Murabit, said:
Following the recent appointment of Ramin Shahzamani as Deputy Chair, Sinéad’s appointment provides a further boost to our Board. She brings additional and complementary strengths that will be critical to us as we embark on this next stage of development. I am very much looking forward to working closely with her.
Dr Alaa Murabit, Chair of Board of Trustees, Girls Not Brides.
Reflecting on her appointment, Sinéad Donovan commented:
Girls Not Brides is an extraordinary organisation. It has achieved so much, yet at this critical moment in history—when gender equity feels increasingly under threat—it remains brimming with potential. I will do all I can to help achieve our goal of ending child marriage.
Sinéad Donovan, Trustee and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, Girls Not Brides.
Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, CEO of Girls Not Brides, warmly welcomed Sinéad, saying:
We are excited to have Sinéad as our Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. She will be of tremendous help as we continue to grow. Her drive and energy, combined with her passion for the cause and deep understanding of financial and risk matters, will be invaluable as we redouble our efforts to create a world where every girl has the freedom to pursue her potential and the opportunity to thrive without the threat of early marriage.
Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, CEO, Girls Not Brides.
To find out more about Sinéad Donovan, please see her biography.
About Girls Not Brides
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is a partnership of more than 1,400 civil society organisations from over 100 countries, committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. The organisation’s vision is a world without child marriage, where girls and women in all their diversity enjoy equal status with boys and men in all aspects of life. Find out more.
Contact: media@girlsnotbrides.org
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