Getting Ahead: ‘Don’t pretend to be something you’re not’

Each week, we profile one of Ireland’s corporate leaders, tracing their career to date and exploring the lessons they have learned along the way. This week, we meet Ger Brennan of MSD

Ger Brennan, managing director of MSD Ireland (Human Health) Picture: Maura Hickey

Ger Brennan is managing director of pharmaceutical company MSD’s human health business, a position he has held since September 2016. He is also head of MSD Ireland’s Country Leadership Team, which represents all MSD operations in Ireland.

MSD employs 1,600 people across four sites in Dublin, Carlow, Ballydine, Co Tipperary, and Brinny, Co Cork. The company has, to date, invested €2 billion in its Irish operations and, last June, announced plans to create ...