Mallinckrodt plc announced that Paul O'Neill has been appointed Executive Vice President, Quality & Operations, Specialty Brands, effective immediately. Mr. O'Neill previously served as the Company's Senior Vice President, Quality & Operations, Specialty Brands. He will continue to be responsible for leading Quality & Operations for Mallinckrodt's Specialty Brands business, overseeing internal and external manufacturing, supply chain distribution, device engineering, quality, technical services and product support. In addition, Mr. O'Neill will join the Company's Executive Committee.
Since joining Mallinckrodt, Mr. O'Neill has led several key initiatives in Mallinckrodt's Specialty Brands business. He has more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing operations, plant start-ups, technology transfer and supply chain management and has held numerous leadership positions at biopharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Pfizer and Wyeth. Prior to joining Mallinckrodt in March 2023, Mr. O'Neill served as Executive Director, Biologics Operations, at Merck where he was responsible for the supply strategy of Keytruda.
"Paul has been instrumental in driving transformational change to stabilize the Specialty Brands portfolio supply performance, establishing a high-performance culture within the Quality & Operations organization, as well as preparing for the launches of our INOmax® EVOLVE™ DS Delivery System and Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) Single-Dose Pre-filled SelfJect™," said Siggi Olafsson, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased that he will be taking on a broader leadership role as a member of our Executive Committee. I look forward to continuing to work alongside him as we advance our efforts to ensure patients' access to our therapies."
Mr. O'Neill said, "I am honored to take on this role and collaborate with the other members of the Executive Committee. Together we will build on the important progress our leadership team has made across the business to date to position Mallinckrodt for long-term growth."
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