Our people

Tom Edwards-Moss was appointed Chief Executive in June 2022. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer since joining Hibernia in June 2014. Prior to this he spent nine years at Credit Suisse in the UK & Ireland Investment Banking team. While there, he had a particular focus on corporate finance in the property sector and he advised on the initial public offering of Hibernia. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC in 2005.

Kevin Nowlan is one of the founders of Hibernia and was Chief Executive from its inception in 2013 until June 2022. Previously he has held senior roles in NAMA and Treasury Holdings and was Managing Director of WK Nowlan Real Estate Advisers. He is a Chartered Surveyor with more than 25 years’ experience in the Irish property market, including commercial agency, property management, investment, development and development financing, commercial loan portfolio management and debt restructuring. He has a BSc in Estate Management from the University of Ulster, an MBA from Ulster Business School and a Diploma in Project Management from Trinity College, Dublin.

Gerard joined Hibernia in 2017 as Head of Project Management and was promoted to Director of Development in July 2020. He was responsible for the delivery of our award-winning Windmill Quarter. He has over 20 years’ experience in construction and real estate development in both Ireland and the UK having previously worked with Balfour Beatty and John Paul Construction as well as in a variety of Development and Asset Management roles. He has extensive residential, office and planning experience. Gerard is a first-class honours graduate of the University of Ulster and has a post graduate diploma in Project Management from Trinity College Dublin. He is also a Chartered Construction Manager.

Justin Dowling is a Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience in the Irish & UK property markets, including asset management, property management, investment and development. Justin joined Hibernia in 2014 and previously held senior roles in WK Nowlan Property and Rohan Holdings. He has a BSc in Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University, a Diploma in Management from the Irish Management Institute and is a member of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland & Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Edwina Governey was appointed Chief Investment Officer in 2019 having joined Hibernia in 2014, She previously worked for Resolution Property and Mountgrange Investment Managers in London. She has a Bachelors Degree in Business and Legal Studies from University College Dublin and a MSc in Real Estate Economics & Finance from the London School of Economics. She is a Member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors in Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Neil joined Hibernia in 2020 and was promoted to Director of Sustainability in June 2021. He is responsible for the delivery of our sustainability strategy and commitment to become a net zero carbon business by 2030. Neil has over 15 years’ experience in environmental and sustainability management/consultancy, across the waste, transport and property sectors and has worked in Ireland and overseas. Neil holds an honours degree in Geography and Economics as well as a Masters in Environmental Science from Trinity College Dublin. He is also a Chartered Environmentalist and Certified Energy Manager.

Ed Rice joined Hibernia in 2017 and was promoted to Director of Finance in 2023. He previously worked at Deloitte where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He holds an honours degree in Engineering from University College Cork and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance from Technological University Dublin. Prior to joining Deloitte, he worked in the construction industry in both London and Australia.

Camilla Taaffe joined Hibernia as Chief Operations Officer in 2023.  Previously she held the same role at JLL Ireland, where she worked for over 14 years.  She is a qualified accountant and holds a bachelors degree in Chemistry and Maths from National University of Ireland, Maynooth.