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| Liam Fitzgerald | Barry McGrane | Annette Flynn | Chris Corbin | Alan Ralph |
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 Chief Executive Officer |
 Finance Director |
 MD of Packaging & Speciality division |
 MD of Contract Sales & Marketing Services division |
 MD of Healthcare Supply Chain Division |
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| Ronnie Kells | Peter Grey | John Peter | Gary McGann | Philip Toomey | Hugh Friel | Chris Brinsmead |
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 Chairman |
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| Directors Bios | ||
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| Ronnie Kells | Chairman | |
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Ronnie Kells is Chairman and a non-executive director of United Drug plc. Ronnie was appointed Chairman on 5 October 2005, having served as a non-executive director since 1999. Prior to joining United Drug plc, Ronnie was Group Chief Executive of Ulster Bank. Ronnie is also a director of a number of other companies. |  |
| Liam FitzGerald | CEO | |
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Liam FitzGerald was appointed a director of United Drug plc in 1996 and Chief Executive in 2000. Liam joined United Drug plc in 1993 and was previously Managing Director of United Drug Distributors. Prior to joining United Drug plc, Liam worked in Dimension Marketing Limited and Jefferson Smurfit Group plc. Liam is currently a non-executive director of C&C Group plc, Chairman of Traidlinks, and is a former Chairman of the Marketing Society. | |
| Barry McGrane | Finance Director | |
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Barry McGrane was appointed a director of United Drug plc in 2001. Barry joined United Drug plc in 1993 and has held various senior finance roles throughout the Group including that of Company Secretary. Formerly, Barry worked with Reflex Investments plc and Andersen, Dublin. | |
| Annette Flynn | MD of Packaging & Speciality division | |
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Annette Flynn was appointed a director of United Drug plc in 2004. Annette joined United Drug plc in 1996 and currently holds responsibility for the Packaging & Speciality Services division, having previously led the Supply Chain Services division. Prior to this, Annette was responsible for Group strategy formulation and implementation. Prior to joining United Drug plc, Annette held senior positions with Kerry Group plc working in their Irish, UK and US operations. | |
| Chris Corbin | MD of Contract Sales & Marketing Services division | |
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Appointed a director of United Drug plc in 2003, Chris Corbin is Managing Director of the Contract Sales & Marketing Services division. Chris founded Ashfield Healthcare Limited and previously held sales management positions with Parke Davis, Fisons, Astra and May & Baker. Chris is a member of Derbyshire Magistrates Bench. Chris was formerly Patron for SETPOINT Leicestershire and Chairman of Leicestershire Business Awards 2007 and 2008. | |
| Alan Ralph | MD of Healthcare Supply Chain division | |
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Alan Ralph was appointed a director of United Drug plc in 2008. Alan joined United Drug plc in 1999 and currently holds responsibility for the Healthcare Supply Chain division. Prior to this, Alan held various roles throughout the Group including Managing Director of the Pharma Wholesale division. Formerly, Alan worked with Banta Corporation and Price Waterhouse. | |
| Peter Grey | Non-Executive Director | |
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Appointed a non-executive director in 2004, Peter Gray is Chief Executive of ICON plc, the Irish based multinational pharmaceutical development services company. Prior to joining ICON plc as Chief Financial Officer, Peter held senior positions in a number of Irish public companies, including Elan Corporation plc. | |
| John Peter | Non-Executive Director | |
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Appointed a non-executive director in 2005, John Peter is a member of the Board of Solvay UK Holdings Limited, responsible for co-ordinating Solvay's business in the UK. John was formerly Chief Executive of Solvay Healthcare in the UK and Ireland and held various senior positions in research and development, international marketing and business development in Europe and the US. | |
| Gary McGann | Non-Executive Director | |
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Gary McGann was appointed a non-executive director in 2004 and was appointed the Senior Independent non-executive director in 2007. Gary is Group Chief Executive of the Smurfit Kappa Group. Before joining the Jefferson Smurfit Group in 1998 as Chief Financial Officer, Gary held various senior executive positions in Irish industry. Gary is also a director of Aon McDonagh Boland and a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT). | |
| Philip Toomey | Non-Executive Director | |
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Appointed a non-executive director in 2008, Philip Toomey is the Global Chief Operating Officer for the financial services industry practice of Accenture. Philip has wide ranging international consulting experience and is a member of the Accenture Global Leadership Council. | |
| Hugh Friel | Non-Executive Director | |
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Hugh Friel was appointed a non-executive director on 29 April 2009. Hugh is Chairman of Tourism Ireland and was formerly Chief Executive of Kerry Group plc. Hugh also previously worked with Aer Lingus, New York; Mobile Oil Corp., London; and Erin Foods, Ireland. | |
| Chris Brinsmead | Non-Executive Director | |
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Appointed as a non-executive director on 12 April 2010, Chris Brinsmead was formerly Chairman of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals UK. Prior to this, Chris was President of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals UK and held various senior global marketing and management roles with the company, formerly with Zeneca and ICI Pharmaceuticals. Chris was also formerly President of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and is currently a director of Domino Printing Sciences plc. | |
