Mary Finan (born 2 August 1944) is an Irish businesswoman who worked in public relations.
She attended St Louis, Rathmines, going on to study French and English at University College Dublin (UCD).
[1] In 1999, Finan became the deputy chair of Ogilvy & Mather Group while also managing director Wilson Hartnell Public Relations,[2] a position she held from 1983 having started with the company in 1971.
[5] She has served as a director of numerous companies and institutions including Canada Life Assurance (Ireland), the Gate Theatre, the Automobile Association,[2] ICS Building Society, the Dublin City University Educational Trust, the UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Opera Ireland, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, the Cheshire Foundation, and the Buildings of Ireland Charitable Trust.
[8] In 2011, Finan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law Degree by the National University of Ireland.