Barry Holmes has had a distinguished career in HR.  Prior to joining RCSI as the Group Director of Human Resources, Barry held key HR executive roles as RSA Insurance Ireland Ltd, Intel and IBEC.  Barry also assumes executive accountability for the Estates and Facilities functions in addition to the HR portfolio.

A Commerce graduate of University College Dublin, Barry has also completed a Masters in Business Studies (MBS) specialising in Human Resource Management and an MSc in Governance with University College Dublin and the Institute of Public Administration. In addition, Barry is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD), a member of the Institute of Directors (M Inst D), a former Chair and now a member of National Executive of CIPD Ireland.