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Full Name Ciarán Gearoid Devane Born 25 October 1962 (age 54) ( 1962-10-25 ) | ||
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Sir Ciarán Gearoid Devane Kt FRSA (born 25 October 1962) is the Chief Executive of the British Council (appointed January 2015).
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Education
Devane was educated at University College Dublin where he read for a BEng in biochemical engineering. He also holds a master's degree in International Policy and Practice from the George Washington University.
Career
Devane worked as chief executive at Macmillan Cancer Support from 2007 to 2014. He was appointed chief executive of the British Council in January 2015. As of 2015, Devanne was paid a salary of between £185,000 and £189,999 by the Foreign Office, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. He also serves as a non-executive director of NHS England.
Devanne was knighted in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to cancer patients.