Mark Pollock Trust

The Mark Pollock Trust is a discretionary trust set up pursuant to section 189A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Special Trusts for Incapacitated Persons). It is not a charity.

The trustee of the fund is a company limited by guarantee, Mark Pollock Trustee Limited. Its directors are: James O’Callaghan, Performance Director at the Irish Sailing Association; Sarah Moriarty, Head of Investment Communications & Marketing at Irish Life Investment Managers; Ronan Traynor, Founder of Verve – The Live Agency; and Susan Owens Murphy, Growth & Strategy Lead EMEA at Accenture. The trustees regulate the fund and endeavour to follow best practice standards in relation to accountability and good governance.

With advisory, tax and accounting services provided by EY, all funds are held in deposit and current accounts maintained by the Trust at Bank of Ireland in Dublin, with authority to invest in secure investments as opportunities arise.

The Trust is independent of Mark and in the event of Mark’s full recovery or death, the assets of the Trust must be transferred to a registered charity in the field of spinal injury and/or blindness.