National Asset Management Agency Act 2009

Chapter 3

Chief Executive Officer

Appointment of first Chief Executive Officer.

37.— (1) The Minister, after consultation with the Chief Executive of the NTMA and the Chairperson of NAMA, shall appoint as the first Chief Executive Officer of NAMA a person who is, in the Minister’s opinion, suitably qualified.

(2) A person shall not be appointed under subsection (1) if he or she is disqualified from being appointed to the Board.

(3) Upon appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the person so appointed shall be appointed as a member of the staff of the NTMA if he or she is not already such a member. The term of office, remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions (including the provision of superannuation benefits) of appointment of the Chief Executive Officer shall be determined in accordance with sections 7(2) and 8 of the National Treasury Management Agency Act 1990 .

(4) The Chief Executive Officer is not a civil servant within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 .