10 Merck site leaders
Site Head MSD Dundalk, Exec. Director / Site Lead and Associate Vice President - Haarlem Plant Manager are among the current titles held by these Merck site leaders, who run Merck and MSD manufacturing sites. A reader can learn how site leaders run their sites at Merck from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian Gay
LinkedInExperience: Exec. Director / Site Lead · Merck
Brian Gay has been Exec. Director / Site Lead at Merck since September 2023. At Merck they were also Site Lead (2020–2023), Director Of Operations (2018–2020) and Operations Manager (2005–2018). Their headline reads Exec. Director / Site Lead at Merck, and the listing places them in De Soto, Kansas.
Brian Killen
LinkedInExperience: Former AVP Operations and Plant Manager MSD Ballydine · MSD
Brian Killen is a former AVP Operations and Plant Manager MSD Ballydine at MSD, a role held from March 2019 to November 2022. Brian Killen has been VP External Manufacturing at MSD since September 2026 and was Global Operational Excellence and Digital Transformation Lead (2025–2026) and Transformation Lead, MMD (2022–2025).
Charmaine Noonan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Site Head PEI · Merck
Charmaine Noonan has been Senior Director, Site Head PEI at Merck since July 2024 and held the same title at Elanco (2022–2024). At Elanco they were also Director Of Quality (2016–2022) and Quality Control Manager in 2015. The listing places them in Canada.
Donal Kelleher
LinkedInExperience: Site Lead MSD Brinny, Associate Vice President · MSD Ireland
Donal Kelleher has been Site Lead MSD Brinny, Associate Vice President at MSD Ireland since July 2024. At MSD Ireland they were also Executive Director, External Manufacturing (2018–2024), Executive Director, Quality (2016–2018) and IPT Lead, Sterile Manufacturing (2014–2016). The listing places them in Ireland.
Frank L.
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President - Haarlem Plant Manager · MSD
Frank L. has been Associate Vice President - Haarlem Plant Manager at MSD since August 2022, and their headline reads Associate Vice President - Haarlem Plant Manager at MSD. They held a row titled Executive Director - Plant Management at Merck at Merck from 2002 to 2022. The listing places them in Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands.
Ingrid Huijbers-van Baal
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · MSD
Ingrid Huijbers-van Baal has been Plant Manager at MSD since August 2026, and their headline reads Plant Manager bij MSD Animal Health, Cologne. They were GPO Chief of Staff at Merck (2024–2026), and at MSD they were Director of Operations, Biotech (2020–2024) and Director Operations / IPT lead (2016–2020).
Kacey Fetcho-Phillips
LinkedInExperience: AVP Site Head, MSD Biotech Dublin · MSD
Kacey Fetcho-Phillips has been AVP Site Head, MSD Biotech Dublin at MSD since October 2023, a role the profile places in Dublin, Ireland. At Merck they were Executive Director of Operations, New Facility Introduction (2020–2023) and Site Director, Merck Teknika (2018–2020), and they were Senior Manager Supply Chain Operations at Amgen (2016–2018).
Liam Dunne
LinkedInExperience: Site Head MSD Dundalk · MSD
Liam Dunne has been Site Head MSD Dundalk at MSD since April 2025. At MSD they were also Vice President Large Molecule Science & Technology (2023–2025) and Site Head MSD Dublin Biotech (2021–2023), and at Merck they were Vice President Science & Technology (2019–2022). The listing places them in Dublin, Ireland.
Luiz Moreira
LinkedInExperience: Plant General Manager · MSD Saúde Animal
Luiz Moreira has been Plant General Manager at MSD Saúde Animal since January 2014, and their headline reads Diretor de Operações na MSD Saúde Animal. At MSD Saúde Animal they were also Gerente Industrial (2012–2013) and Gerente de Produção & HSE (2003–2012). The listing places them in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sean Owens
LinkedInExperience: Former Site Lead · MSD
Sean Owens is a former Site Lead at MSD, a role held from November 2022 to July 2024. Sean Owens has been Executive Director - Global Pharmaceutical Operations Small Molecule Facilities Lead at MSD since April 2024. The listing places them in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
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