Bank of Ireland has announced that Gavin Kelly will be appointed as its interim group chief executive with effect from September 3.
Mr Kelly replaces Francesca McDonagh who announced in April that she would step down from the role of group CEO in September.
In a statement, Bank of Ireland said its board is making "good progress" on the process to appoint a permanent successor.
Bank of Ireland Chairman Patrick Kennedy said that Mr Kelly brings a wealth of experience to the interim CEO role.
He was appointed CEO of the bank's Retail Ireland business, and a member of the Group Executive Committee, in March 2018.
In this role, he oversaw the provision of banking products and related financial services to personal, business and wealth and insurance customers.
Since Gavin joined Bank of Ireland in 2007 he has held a number of senior management positions including Chief Information Officer, Director of Distribution Channels and Director of Consumer Banking.
A former President and Chairperson of the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI), Gavin is a Fellow of the Institute of Banking and is a director of New Ireland Assurance Company.
Meanwhile, reports yesterday suggested that Bank of Ireland's board had selected the group's former chief financial officer Myles O'Grady to become its next chief executive, just months after he left the lender to join Irish food group Musgrave.
The bank, Ireland's largest by assets, blamed state-imposed curbs on bankers' pay and bonuses for O'Grady's exit.
His appointment as CEO is subject to gaining regulatory clearance from the European Central Bank and Central Bank here, the Irish Times said.
