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Cian Farrell

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Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe

Dublin

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Miles LittlefieldunlockedCian: together at Northern Trust Asset Management (2021–2024)
Cian: together at University College Dublin
×5Cian: together at BNY Mellon
×4Cian: together at Northern Trust

About

Cian Farrell is Director of Fund Operations and Designated Person for Operational Risk at Sustainable Development Capital, LLP (SDCL). His background covers fund product management, investment management as a designated person, ESG reporting, financial management, outsource oversight, and regulatory reporting, including work on frameworks such as CP86, SFDR, and AIFMD. A Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant and Certified Investment Fund Director, he has served as an executive and non-executive director of fund management companies, ETFs, ICAVs, and UCITS funds, and participates in Irish Funds working groups.

Experience

  1. Sustainable Development Capital, LLP (SDCL)Director Fund Operations & Designated Person for Operational Riskcurrent2026 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  2. TMF Fund Management (Ireland) LimitedDesignated Person for Investment Management2025 — 2026Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  3. Northern Trust Asset ManagementSenior Vice President | Head of Pooled Product EMEA2018 — 2024Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
  4. Northern Trust Asset ManagementDesignated Person for Investment Management (PCF39)2020 — 2024Ireland
  5. Northern Trust Asset ManagementNon Executive Director (PCF2)2022 — 2023Dublin, Ireland
  6. Northern Trust Asset ManagementExecutive Director (PCF 1)2022 — 2023Dublin, Ireland
  7. Northern TrustNeurodiversity Champion2022 — 2023EMEA
  8. UBS Investment BankDirector Product Management2015 — 2018Ireland
  9. RBC Investor & Treasury ServicesOperational Risk Management - Associate Director2013 — 2014
  10. RBC Investor & Treasury ServicesManager Operations Control2010 — 2013
  11. RBC Investor & Treasury ServicesHead of Alternative Fund Accounting2007 — 2011
  12. ACCAElected member of the Financial Services Network2013
  13. BISYS Hedge Fund ServicesGroup Manager, Implementation Management Team2006 — 2007
  14. BNY MellonSpecial Projects & Business Analysis - Fund Accounting Team Learer2001 — 2006
  15. PFPCFund Accountant1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Root CauseRemediationCross-border TransactionsReputational RiskSustainable StrategiesRegulatory PolicyFinancial LeadershipIssue ManagementCritical Incident Stress ManagementStress ManagementBusiness Continuity PlanningSuccession Planning
+12 moreOperating ModelsRobotic Process Automation (RPA)OperationsInvestor ReportingBusiness InsightsFinancial BackgroundStrategy FormulationBudget ProcessStrategyFree ThinkingTeam ManagementRelationship Development
  • Blockchain, Cryptoassets, and Decentralized Finance — INSEAD
  • Portfolio and Risk Management — University of Geneva
  • Mastering Sustainable Reporting — ACCA
  • Level 2 Kayaking Skills — Canoeing Ireland
  • edX Verified Certificate for Decentralized derivatives and governance in Blockchain — edX
  • PCF 1 PCF2 PCF 39D — Central Bank of Ireland
  • CAIA Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate — CAIA Association
  • Certified Investment Fund Director — IOB
  • Occupational First Aid — Red Cross EU Office
  • Swift Water Rescue Technician — Rescue 3 International

From Cian's professional profile.

Colleagues at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe

Abi Stack
EA to the CEO at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Adetoun Afolabi
Junior Accounts Assistant at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Aine Shaffrey
Managing Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Andrew Symons
Managing Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Anjali Berdia
Vice President (Senior Manager) at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Ben Annan
Associate at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Ben Griffiths
Managing Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
Brian Hastings
Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cian Farrell?
Cian Farrell is Director of Fund Operations and Designated Person for Operational Risk at Sustainable Development Capital, LLP (SDCL). His background covers fund product management, investment management as a designated person, ESG reporting, financial management, outsource oversight, and regulatory reporting, including work on frameworks such as CP86, SFDR, and AIFMD. A Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant and Certified Investment Fund Director, he has served as an executive and non-executive director of fund management companies, ETFs, ICAVs, and UCITS funds, and participates in Irish Funds working groups.
Where does Cian Farrell work?
Cian Farrell is Director at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe.
Where did Cian Farrell go to school?
Cian Farrell studied at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (Post Graduate Diploma, Business Studies); IOB (Certified Investment Fund Director, Board Governance); ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

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