Kilkenny woman Amy Brennan announced as Site Head at Sanofi Waterford

A Kilkenny woman has been appointed as Site Head at Sanofi Waterford.

Amy Brennan, an experienced biopharma leader, has been with the company for 20 years. She succeeds Dr Johannes Schweppenhäuser who has moved to a new role within Sanofi after leading the Waterford site from May 2019.

“It is a huge honour to be appointed as the sixth Site Head at Waterford since the site was established in 2001," said Amy.

"I look forward to leading an amazing team through the next phase of the site’s journey and to enabling them to achieve their full potential at Sanofi. Our team of committed and skilled people serve patients right around the world who rely on treatments from Waterford. This is a privilege that we never lose sight of.”

Growth
Originally from Clara, Kilkenny and now living in Kilkenny City with her family, Amy joined the Waterford site team in 2002 having just graduated from the then Waterford Institute of Technology. Over the intervening 20 years, she has held roles of increasing responsibility across the site and beyond. In the same period, the Waterford headcount has increased five-fold to 800 as it has grown and diversified to serve additional patients.

Amy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Technology and a Masters in Science from South East Technological University (SETU) and an MBA from Dublin City University (DCU). She went to the local primary school, St Colman’s, Clara and secondary school in St Brigid’s College, Callan.

At Sanofi Waterford, Amy was a member of the site leadership team for four years from 2016. During this time, she had spells leading a key operational area and quality. In 2020, she moved internally within Sanofi.