Name: Rosheen McGuckian

Age: 38

Family: Married to Joey Mason. They have two children, Saoirse aged four and Ross aged one

Background: Originally from Northern Ireland but moved to Bray, Co Wicklow, where she attended St Gerard's secondary school. She studied speech therapy at Trinity College and later switched to marketing. Some years later, she received an MA in Communications and has a PhD in change management

Career: She started working in public relations and in 1990 joined Drury Communications. She stayed there for 10 years. After a short break, she joined the ESB's power generation business working as a senior executive. In 2002, she joined GE Consumer Finance Europe, which is based in Dublin

Interests: She enjoys singing and has been a member of a number of choirs. Her other interests include walking and waterskiing

Why she is in the news: She is chief executive of GE's Irish consumer finance division, which is to be known as GE Money