Career
In 1989 Heraty and Keith O"Malley founded Computer Placement Limited. a company placing people at Information Technology companies that were starting to set up businesses in Ireland. In 1992 she takes over all shares from other stake-holders (including O"Malley) and from then on she own"s 100% of the shares in In 1996 Heraty"s husband, Paul Carrol, joins the group and in 1999 they decide to bring to the market: Resources Plc. starts trading on the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. With this Heraty becomes the first female Chief Executive Officer of an Irish company floated on the stock-exchange.
Due to her position as first female Chief Executive Officer of a listed Irish company she gets known to the larger public.
In 2006 she wins the Ernst & Young Businesswomen of the year award and according to the website "Business and Leadership she ranks number 26 on the list of most powerful women in Ireland. The most important involvements are:
non-executive director of
non-executive director of Irish Stock Exchange
non-executive director of Forfas
non-executive director of Bord na Mona
The most well-known position outside is her role at Relatively early in the downfall of the bank, shortly after the state took over ownership, Heraty stepped down from the board.
Within a week of stepping down at Anglo she also quits her non-exec directorships at Forfas and Bord na Mona.