Personal Profiles

Aileen Downes
Director, Human Capital – Dublin

1. What are your main responsibilities?
Advising companies on structuring remuneration packages tax efficiently and keeping them out of trouble with the tax man!

2. What is the most interesting thing about your job?
Every day is different.

3. What most prepared you for your current role?
Working with the Revenue Commissioners and also working as a tax adviser in Russia for over 2 years.

4. What is the current most interesting thing happening in your field?
3 different Revenue audits on PAYE/PRSI.

5. What was your best subject in school?
Maths.

6. What's your favourite saying/quotation?
This too will pass.

7. How long do you spend commuting each day?
1 hour.

8. What is your favourite form of relaxation?
Socialising with friends.

9. What is the best book you have ever read?
Sins of the Fathers

10. What's your favourite film?
Sense and Sensability

11. What's your favourite sporting moment?
Everytime Kerry wins the All Ireland.

12. What is your pet hate?
Bad women drivers giving all women drivers a bad name!

13. What's your ideal holiday?
Hot and far away.

14. If you could go back in time, what year would you go back to and why?
The Roaring 20’s – looks like fun!

15. If you could meet anyone in the world from any era who would it be? And why?
Bette Davis.

16. What has been your proudest moment?
I’m keeping that private.

17. If you were not doing what you are doing now, what other job would you be in?
Nursing.

18. What would you like your legacy to be?
She came, she saw, she’s gone!