The NTPF arranges treatments for patients, provides independently assured waiting list information, develops systems and processes which contribute to health system reform, negotiates prices for nursing home care, and provides expert advice to the Minister for Health.
Board Members
Valerie Bowens
Board Member
Valerie was first appointed to the NTPF Board on 25th May 2023. A highly qualified and experienced professional, with over 30 years tenure in executive and non-executive roles in both international and domestic firms across a variety of disciplines, she possesses a highly developed and insightful business acumen through her senior management and regulatory accredited roles with major industry service providers. She has held a range of non-executive roles over the last 10 years, as Chair, Board Member, and on Audit, Risk and Governance Committees.
Current roles include Director of Investor Compensation Company DAC, Member of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman’s Council, Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Professional Conduct Committee, Member of the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal, and Audit Committee Member of the Public Appointments Service. Prior roles include Chair of NSAI Inc, a US certification body, Member of Board of Ireland’s national standards body, NSAI, and Director of the Compliance Institute.
Her executive career includes roles at Managing Director and Country leadership level for Global financial services firms, as well as roles with a leading legal advisory firm, and as a Senior Regulator with the Central Bank of Ireland. Valerie currently undertakes senior consulting roles, mainly in the area of Compliance, Risk and Governance. Qualifications include Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Studies honours degrees (UCD), Institute of Directors’ qualification, and Advanced Diploma in Risk Management (UCD). Current study – Post-Graduate Diploma in Sustainability (UCD). Member of the Institute of Directors, Institute of Bankers and Compliance Institute.