Greg Maxwell factfile

Name:

Greg Maxwell

Family:

Married with four daughters

Background:

Degree in politics and economics, Queens University, Belfast

Career:

Appointed chief executive officer of Dublin Simon in 1995. Previously served as general secretary of the Union of Professional and Technical Civil Servants, joint general secretary IMPACT, and on executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Why he is in the news:

Dublin Simon hopes to raise €350,000 with its fourth "House of Cards" Christmas appeal