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Paraic Cosgrave

Páraic Cosgrave

Páraic Cosgrave brings over 25 years of leadership experience across global banking, asset management, alternatives, and fintech. He has held senior roles in Dublin, London, and New York, consistently driving revenue growth, transforming sales teams, and building technology-enabled operating models at some of the world’s leading financial institutions.​

Career Highlights, Education and Expertise

Career Highlights

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BNY Mellon

  • Sector: Asset Servicing

  • Focus: Global sales leadership, post-acquisition client development

BNP Paribas Securities Services

  • Sector: Asset Servicing

  • Focus: Revenue expansion, team integration

Abbey Capital

  • Sector: Asset Management / Alternatives

  • Focus: Global sales & client service, digital transformation

SS&C Technologies

  • Sector: FinTech / Asset Servicing

  • Focus: Growth strategy, acquisitive and organic expansion

AIB

  • Sector: Banking & Capital Markets

  • Focus: Investment management, sales & trading (London, New York)

Education & Credentials

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  • BA (Mod) in Management Science & Information Systems Studies
    Trinity College Dublin

  • Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD)

  • Series 3 Licence - National Commodities Futures Examination (US)

Key Expertise

 

  • Distribution strategy & growth across institutional, wholesale, and mass-affluent segments

  • Partner-led, capital-light operating models with governance frameworks and data integration

  • Global sales leadership - disciplined, data-driven frameworks across Europe, North America, and Asia

  • Sales effectiveness & technology - CRM systems, analytics, pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy

  • Go-to-market strategy - translating strategic ambition into practical, technology-enabled operating models

Why Knollwood Exists

Páraic founded Knollwood Capital because he saw the same problem repeated across every financial services firm he worked with: sales functions that were underperforming not because of the people, but because of broken processes, misaligned incentives, and a lack of systematic performance management.


Knollwood exists to fix broken sales engines. Not by handing over a strategy deck, but by embedding inside the business - redesigning workflows, aligning incentives, building intelligent systems, and ensuring that direction of travel translates into live, scalable operating models.


The approach is always the same: process before technology.

Fix the fundamentals, then make them intelligent.

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Belvedere youth club

Social Impact: Belvedere Youth Club

Supporting the Next Generation


At Knollwood, we believe in using business as a force for good. That’s why we’re proud supporters of Belvedere Youth Club in Dublin - a community organisation that has been empowering young people for over 40 years.

What Belvedere Does


Belvedere Youth Club provides a safe, structured environment for young people aged 10–18 from Dublin’s North Inner City. Through sports, education support, personal development programmes, and mentorship, the club helps hundreds of young people build confidence, develop skills, and unlock opportunities.

Why We Support Them

 

 

Just as we help organisations unlock the potential in their sales teams, Belvedere unlocks potential in young people who might otherwise be overlooked. The parallels are clear:
 

  • Structured frameworks that make success repeatable

  • Coaching and mentorship over one-off interventions

  • Measurement and accountability to drive continuous improvement

  • Building systems, not relying on heroes
     

Our Commitment
 
Knollwood commits a percentage of revenue from every engagement to Belvedere Youth Club, supporting their programmes in:
 

  • Education and homework support

  • Sports and fitness

  • Leadership development

  • Career mentorship and work experience
     

Learn more: https://www.belvedereyouthclub.ie

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