Marlo Kearney
Marlo Kearney is currently head of Operations at PPG Shannon, having been instrumental in the start-up and establishment in 2021 of its manufacturing and supply chain operation at the former Avara pharmaceutical plant in Shannon Free Zone.
A Limerick native, and graduate of the University of Limerick, Marlo holds both a BA(Hons) and a PGDip from Kemmy Business School, and an MSc from UL’s school of Engineering & Science, in the area of Supply Chain Operations. She currently acts an external examiner on several of the supply chain diploma and degree programs at the South-East Technological University.
She is a chartered member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport in Ireland (CMILT) and has previously acted as Chair of the Western Section of the Institute from 2022 -2024.
Immediately prior to working with PPG, she was employed by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Research Centre at the University of Limerick and over the previous 20yrs she has worked in several commercial and operational roles with increasing responsibility in both the medical device industry and in the delivery of healthcare operations.