Katie Doran

Katie Doran serves as CEO of Consello Ireland, the Irish operations of a global advisory and investing platform. She joined Consello following the acquisition of Lanyon Group, which she founded as a leading strategic communications firm with offices in Belfast and Dublin. The Lanyon Group is a communications and public affairs company co-founded by Doran and Jonathan Ireland.

Doran holds a BA (Hons) in French and Economic History from Queen's University Belfast, earned between 1989-1993. She has built a career advising CEOs on managing change in their businesses and communicating about it. As a highly experienced public relations and public affairs specialist, she is a trusted adviser to CEOs, senior executives and directors of global organisations, offering expertise in developing and implementing communications and advisory strategies tailored to publicly quoted companies, multinationals, private businesses, public bodies and professional groups.

Doran is recognized as a female business leader and serves as an Ireland advisor to Ladies Who Launch, a non-profit founded by Sarah Friar that celebrates and empowers female entrepreneurs, and as a Board Member of Business in the Community. She is deeply committed to the CEO & Board Practice with a particular focus on global corporate governance, and as an early advocate for board diversity, her efforts have been recognized by the FTSE Women Leaders for promoting female leadership.

Career History

• CEO, Consello Ireland (November 2024–present)
• Founder and CEO, Lanyon Group (prior to Consello acquisition)
• Director, Katie Doran Communications (2005–2014)
• Reputation Management and Business Development Consultant, Carson McDowell (2005–2013)
• Communications Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland (2001–2003)
• Marketing Manager, First Trust Bank/AIB (1998–2001)

What Katie Doran could bring to her role as CEO of Consello Ireland: Doran's decade-long track record building Lanyon Group into a leading strategic communications and public affairs firm positions her to scale Consello's Irish operations. Her recognized expertise in CEO and board advisory, combined with her advocacy for board diversity and her established relationships across Northern Ireland's business community and international governance networks, uniquely qualifies her to develop high-level advisory services for global clients while building Consello's local market presence.