Previously, he was the Financial Controller of Cove Energy plc from 2010 to 2012. He has entensive experience in both practice and Industry finance roles including roles with Citco Fund Services, Aventas Group, AIB, Coca Cola and Frank Lynch & Co. In 2008, he founded OCREX Limited (formally WoodsWhelan Ltd) and co-invented ‘Autorec’, a software product now sold to thousands of accountancy products around the world and successfully exited the business in 2011. Mr Whelan has a bachelor in Business Studies from Dublin City University specialising in Finance and is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland since 2007.