Meet Our Board<\/h1><\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Claude Daboul<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Wayne Tyrrell<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
John Hanafin<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Fiona Barry<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Nives Paic<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Meabh Savage<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Karina Lynch<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Michael Hourihan<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Claude Daboul<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anew.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Claude_DaBoule-200x300.jpg\")
Chairperson<\/h3>\n
Claude Daboul an Irish national, born and educated in Lebanon. She worked in various countries around the world, Cyprus, Kuwait and Bahrain and in 1999 she was took a position with Allianz Worldwide Care in Ireland.<\/p>\n
Allianz Worldwide Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, was a start-up operation, Claude joined as part of the Project Establishment Team, since then the company has grown to become an industry leader with many multinational clients from all over the world on its books, expanded into new regions and set up remote operations. Allianz Worldwide Care provides health, life and disability insurance for the international market. Claude stayed with the company for almost 16 years as Director of Sales, Marketing & Operations.<\/p>\n
After travelling and doing some consultancy work Claude worked as a Managing Director with UnitedHealthcare Global in Dublin from Oct. 2017 until her retirement in April 2019, when she joined the Board of Anew. She became Chairperson in May 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Wayne Tyrrell<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anew.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wt-pic.jpeg\")
Board Member<\/h3>\n
Having initially trained as a Cadet in the Military College in 1995, Wayne completed a Flight Training Wings course with the Irish Air Corps and qualified as a pilot in 1997, going on to hold a broad spectrum of appointments within the Irish Defence Forces in the areas of operations and law. Wayne deployed as a Peacekeeper with the United Nations in Liberia, Chad and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring from the Air Corps Wayne was the head of risk management in Air Corps Headquarters and the Wing Commander over training.<\/p>\n
His work in the Irish Aviation Authority as the Senior Legal Advisor is principally involved with safety regulation and legislative drafting.<\/p>\n<\/div>
John Hanafin<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nBoard Member<\/h3>\n
John Hanafin was a member of Seanad \u00c9ireann from 2002 to 2011 and was a member of North Tipperary County Council representing the Thurles area from 1988 to 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Fiona Barry<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nBoard Member<\/h3>\n
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Fiona has 30 years in the Community and Voluntary sector having worked at a senior level for several NGOs.<\/p>\n
A certified member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Fiona has a successful background in the delivery of multiple complex high-quality projects with experience in developing and implementing organisational strategies.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Claude Daboul<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Wayne Tyrrell<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
John Hanafin<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Fiona Barry<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Nives Paic<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Meabh Savage<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Karina Lynch<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Michael Hourihan<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Claude Daboul<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nChairperson<\/h3>\nClaude Daboul an Irish national, born and educated in Lebanon. She worked in various countries around the world, Cyprus, Kuwait and Bahrain and in 1999 she was took a position with Allianz Worldwide Care in Ireland.<\/p>\n
Allianz Worldwide Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, was a start-up operation, Claude joined as part of the Project Establishment Team, since then the company has grown to become an industry leader with many multinational clients from all over the world on its books, expanded into new regions and set up remote operations. Allianz Worldwide Care provides health, life and disability insurance for the international market. Claude stayed with the company for almost 16 years as Director of Sales, Marketing & Operations.<\/p>\n
After travelling and doing some consultancy work Claude worked as a Managing Director with UnitedHealthcare Global in Dublin from Oct. 2017 until her retirement in April 2019, when she joined the Board of Anew. She became Chairperson in May 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Wayne Tyrrell<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nBoard Member<\/h3>\nHaving initially trained as a Cadet in the Military College in 1995, Wayne completed a Flight Training Wings course with the Irish Air Corps and qualified as a pilot in 1997, going on to hold a broad spectrum of appointments within the Irish Defence Forces in the areas of operations and law. Wayne deployed as a Peacekeeper with the United Nations in Liberia, Chad and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring from the Air Corps Wayne was the head of risk management in Air Corps Headquarters and the Wing Commander over training.<\/p>\n
His work in the Irish Aviation Authority as the Senior Legal Advisor is principally involved with safety regulation and legislative drafting.<\/p>\n<\/div>
John Hanafin<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nBoard Member<\/h3>\n
John Hanafin was a member of Seanad \u00c9ireann from 2002 to 2011 and was a member of North Tipperary County Council representing the Thurles area from 1988 to 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Fiona Barry<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nBoard Member<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nFiona has 30 years in the Community and Voluntary sector having worked at a senior level for several NGOs.<\/p>\n
A certified member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Fiona has a successful background in the delivery of multiple complex high-quality projects with experience in developing and implementing organisational strategies.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Born in Zagreb, Croatia and brought up in Germany, Nives emigrated to Ireland in 1993 to improve her English, intending to stay for a few months, but fell in love with Ireland and its people.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anew.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/meabh.savage.jpeg\")
Lecturer, researcher\u00a0and postgraduate supervisor for research in the field of social care in SETU Waterford, Meadbh was recently awarded the Vicky Phelan Chair in Equality and Access to Education for women and girls. She has worked with women who are homeless for many years and with women experiencing domestic abuse prior to this. Meadbh is also interested in empowering and emancipatory models of practice and research and in developing an egalitarian ethic of care in research with marginalised groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anew.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Karina-Lynch-200.jpg\")
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Board Member<\/h3>\n