About

At the helm of all legal and corporate services, Sylvia McNeece has led the award-winning legal function at the Pensions Authority for over a decade and plays a central in senior management. A leading regulatory expert, and respected voice in Ireland’s public sector, she has made a significant contribution to developing domestic and European pensions policy, most notably in supporting the EU pensions directive implementation. She also drafted amendments to the Pensions Act to be included in the annual Social Welfare and Pensions Bill. Handling an exceptionally wide remit, McNeece’s work has encompassed strategic HR and international finance controls. She is also a non-executive director of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority. A member of the Law Society’s In-house and Public Sector Committee, McNeece was previously a legal development manager at the body. She began her in-house legal career at software business Iona Technologies.