John Hourican

John Hourican

Chief Executive, NewDay Group

John Hourican was appointed as Chief Executive of NewDay Group in September 2019. John has almost thirty years experience in global financial services.  John began his career at Price Waterhouse working in Dublin, Hong Kong and London before moving to Royal Bank of Scotland in 1997. During his time at Royal Bank of Scotland John held a number of senior posts including serving as Chief Executive of the Group’s Investment Bank (Markets & International Banking) for five years and as Chief Financial Officer of ABN Group.

Between 2013 and 2019 John served as Chief Executive of Bank of Cyprus, the largest banking and financial services group in Cyprus.  John reshaped that business, re-established its deposit base, improved the quality of the loan book, floated the Group on the London Stock exchange and strengthened its financial position.  John was named Euromoney’s Banker of the Year in 2015. John is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.