Boards, Chairs and CEOs: Roles, Relationships & Boundaries – Online 11/11/2025

Jillian van Turnhout

Jillian van Turnhout has successfully held a variety of leadership roles in Ireland and the EU across business, public affairs and voluntary sectors. She has served as a Director, CEO and Public Representative and has built a strong public reputation for integrity and sound judgement.

Jillian's governance expertise emanates from over twenty-five years serving and chairing Boards and reporting to Boards as a CEO. Jillian is a Chartered Director (IoD UK) and certified in international corporate governance through the INSEAD International Directors Programme and an Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction with distinctions in governance, strategy and leadership.

Jillian current Board roles are Board Chair of the Private Security Authority, Board Chair of Nursing Homes Ireland, Board member of the Arts Council, Director (Trustee) and Company Secretary of the Irish Girl Guides CLG. She was previously the Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, the Vice Chair (Director) of European Movement Ireland, the Chief Commissioner of the Irish Girl Guides, Vice Chair of the Governance Committee of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the President of the National Youth Council of Ireland.

Jillian has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the President of France and an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.