Our Board
Looking after you always
Meet laya healthcare's board members. With a wide range of experience and expertise, the board challenges and guides our business, as we strive to look after you always. Our board remain dedicated to driving behaviour which reflects the inherent consumer centric culture, to look after you always, within laya healthcare. This is to ensure fair consumer outcomes and the effective management of consumer protection risk at all times.
D.O. O'Connor
Executive Director
Managing Director, Laya Healthcare
D.O. joined the company in 1996 as part of the initial set up of BUPA Ireland. In 2007, D.O. took over as Head of Claims and Deputy General Manager and restructured the claims function. In 2008, he moved to Head of Business Development with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Product Development. Following the management led buyout and launch of laya healthcare in May 2012, D.O. was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Director of Business Development. In 2025, D.O became Managing Director of laya healthcare.
Mary Condon
Executive Director
Director of Risk & Compliance, laya healthcare
Mary joined BUPA as a Financial Accountant in 1998 and was appointed FSA Compliance Officer in 2002 and Finance & Compliance Manager in 2003. Mary has extensive management experience having held senior management and Operational roles across a number of services and manufacturing industries. Following the management led buyout and launch of laya healthcare in May 2012, Mary was appointed the Director of Finance and Compliance.
Honor Moore
Independent Non-Executive Director
laya healthcare
Honor, a native of Cork City, is a Non-Executive Director at Laya Healthcare. She brings a wealth of experience in finance and leadership, having recently retired as Partner in Charge of Deloitte in Cork. A graduate of University College Cork with a degree in Commerce, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen before spending fifteen years as a senior audit partner in Deloitte.
Beyond her professional achievements, Honor is actively involved in several organisations. She is a non-executive director of the Johnson & Perrott Motor Group, one of Ireland’s longest established family businesses, a member of the Board of Munster Rugby, a director of Cork ARC Cancer Support House, a member of the Finance Committee of the UCC Governing Authority and a director of the Cork University Foundation, supporting UCC’s philanthropic initiatives. She is married with two children.
Matthew Vardy
Non-Executive Director
Finance & Pricing Director, AXA Health UK
A high performing Board level finance professional with over 25 years of experience in the health insurance industry. Commercially aware and possessing excellent communication skills, I thrive on working with the business, forging and strengthening key strategic partnerships, directing large scale projects and resolving complex business problems. A proven team leader, committed to team development and outstanding customer service.