Due to her position as first female CEO of a listed Irish company she gets known to the larger public.
In 2006 she wins the Ernst & Young Businesswomen of the year award[1] and according to the website Business and Leadership she ranks number 26 on the list of most powerful women in Ireland.
The most important involvements are: The most well-known position outside CPL is her role at Anglo Irish Bank.
[3] Within a week of stepping down at Anglo she also quits her non-exec directorships at Forfas and Bord na Mona.
[4] Herarty is a board member of Ibec, Ireland's largest business organisation and lobbying group.