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Each week, we profile one of Ireland’s foremost corporate leaders, tracing their career to date and exploring the lessons they have learned along the way. This week, we meet Northern Trust’s Catherine Duffy

Catherine Duffy, general manager Northern Trust . Picture: Press 22
Catherine Duffy, general manager Northern Trust . Picture: Press 22

As general manager of Northern Trust in Limerick, Catherine Duffy will oversee the recruitment of 300 people in the next three years. Duffy moved from Northern Trust’s Dublin office in 2006, when the company established a second Irish base in Plassey. Headquartered in Chicago, the financial services firm has 600 Irish staff. It specialises in investment management, asset and fund administration, banking and fiduciary services.