Mr. Eugene McCague was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of ICON plc in October 2017.

Mr. McCague was a corporate partner of Arthur Cox, one of Ireland’s premier law firms, from 1988 until June 2017. During his time with Arthur Cox, Mr. McCague served as both managing partner and Chair of Arthur Cox and also advised a wide range of public and private companies on mainstream corporate work, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and corporate governance. In addition to his distinguished legal career, Mr. McCague also has extensive board experience with commercial, government and educational organizations.

Mr. McCague currently serves on the board of the Irish branch of AON Insurance and he also serves as Chair of Ibec, Ireland’s leading business representative association. Mr. McCague’s previous board roles include the Health Service Executive, the Irish state body which administers public health service in Ireland, Chair of the governing body of the Dublin Institute of Technology, Chair of the Dublin Institute of Technology Foundation and Chair of the governing authority of University College Dublin and director of Fly Leasing Limited. Mr. McCague was also president of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce in 2006.

Mr. McCague holds a Bachelor of Civil Law degree and a diploma in European Law from University College Dublin.