Carl began his career at KPMG before moving to work in Fyffes in 1980. During this time, he held roles of increasing leadership, including Finance Director, Vice Chairman and Executive Chairman, while also overseeing the execution of strategic priorities across the business. Carl was appointed Chairman of Fyffes in 2003, before assuming the role of Executive Chairman at Total Produce and Blackrock International Land in 2006 and led the Total Produce through its combination with Dole Food Company creating the largest fresh food company in the world. Carl has served as Dole’s Executive Chair since 2021. In addition to these roles, he is also Chairman of Balmoral and serves on the Boards of several other companies.
Robert Knox
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Knox
Chief Executive Officer
Robert graduated in estate management in the UK in 1983. He worked in general practice until he joined the Dee Corporation plc in 1987, where he oversaw the company’s investment portfolio and implemented a program to dispose of over 300 surplus assets. He joined McCarthy plc in 1989 as group estates manager, responsible for a mixed portfolio of high street retail and industrial property. He joined Fyffes in 1992 as group property manager responsible for development projects, portfolio management and asset disposals throughout Europe. He joined Balmoral as chief executive in May 2006 on its demerger from Fyffes. In this role, he has hands-on involvement in all the group’s legal, financial and property matters across Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe.
Catherine Ghose
Chief Finance Officer & Company Secretary
Catherine Ghose
Chief Finance Officer & Company Secretary
Catherine was appointed finance director of the group on 1 October 2012. She is a Chartered Accountant and managing director of Charles McCann Investments Limited, a former independent member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of University College Dublin, and a former member of the board of the National Maternity Hospital
Tom Neasy
Executive Director
Tom Neasy
Executive Director
Tom became a director of Balmoral in June 2007. He has had a lengthy career in the property business and gained a wealth of experience in project design management, and development working with a number of the top real estate companies in Ireland and throughout Europe. In 1989, he established his own consultancy business, Neasy Project Management Limited, which previously provided advisory and project management services to Fyffes. Through his company, Tom acts as projects director for Balmoral on its property development activities in Ireland, in UK and Continental Europe.
David O Sullivan
Property Director, Ireland
David O Sullivan
Property Director, Ireland
David is a Chartered Surveyor with qualifications in Geomatic Surveying, Planning & Development, and a postgraduate Diploma in Physical Planning. He began his career in asset management at ESB International in 1997, then joined IDA Ireland in 1999, eventually managing Business Park property portfolios and leading a €400 million industrial land acquisition and development programme. Since 2007, he has overseen Balmoral’s Irish property portfolio, managed their Belgian holdings, and contributed to major development proposals including urban regeneration in Dublin and industrial land re-designations in North Dublin.
Guy Thorley
Development Director, UK North
Guy Thorley
Development Director, UK North
Guy has worked in the property industry for the past 38 years and during this time has gained considerable experience within the office, business park, industrial, hotel and residential sectors having worked on major development projects within the UK and abroad. He commenced work in the public sector, before moving into the private sector where he worked within two of the major national surveying practices and also gained invaluable development experience having also worked for two private development companies, both of which required direct hands-on approach to mixed-use developments due to the size of the companies.