‘Inspiration is the difference between a leader and a manager’

Bank of Ireland's Garvan Callan traces his career to date and explores the lessons he has learned along the way

Garvan Callan, director of customer, digital and innovation with Bank of Ireland Picture: Fergal Phillips

As director of customer, digital and innovation with Bank of Ireland, Garvan Callan is responsible for the bank’s digital enablement and innovative proposition development. Callan worked with Bank of Ireland in the early 2000s, before leaving to work with Ulster Bank and Danske Bank in sales, marketing, wealth management and private banking roles.

He re-joined Bank of Ireland in 2013 as head of direct channels and has been in his current role for ...