Trinity reConnecteD

Trinity reConnecteD Episode 9 Down Under

May 07, 2022 Gerry Foley Season 1 Episode 9
Trinity reConnecteD
Trinity reConnecteD Episode 9 Down Under
Show Notes

Gerry Foley talks to 3 more 1982 graduates from Trinity College Dublin. All 3 trained as accountants, but don't let that put you off !! They jetted off to foreign climes including Bermuda, Hong Kong and Australia building highly successful international financial careers. Mervyn talks about helping Chinese state owned banks open up to the west in the early 2000s, the tremendous opportunities from  being based in Hong Kong but concerns too about the more recent security clampdowns. In Sydney, JJ talks about the enjoyment of running Readers Digest, which he describes as like Amazon pre the internet, before aggressive private equity intervened. In Melbourne , Ciaran talks about 'commuting' from there to the Bahamas plus , more recently, living under a night time covid curfew as part of Melbourne's near total lockdown. Plus from Trinity days, some great memories of mates, pints and and a certain  "Bachelors'  Silver Salver" behind the counter of a Pearce Street Bar !!