Donough Ruane Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ie

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

-Head of FP&A for manufacturing and procurement business supporting sales of > $16bn. - Managing entire finance process including budgeting, forecasts and reporting.- Supporting investment decision making through in-depth and clear business cases, ensuring capital is deployed to achieve the highest return for shareholders and patients.- Strategic business partner to business Leadership Team, providing reliable and clear information to support decision making process.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Delivering the Novartis Technical Operations strategic targets with reliable, commercial, data driven focus.- Strategic leader with responsibility to deliver key projects for Novartis Technical Operations function, allowing the company to dedicate capital to innovation and sustained growth.- Finance Lead on significant projects to streamline operations and secure future product supply, while protecting the underlying business and and employment of colleagues.- Main projects included divestment of manufacturing and packaging sites in Europe for >$300m, negotiating key future supply contracts of $1bn. Divestment of real estate and infrastructure assets (>$300m) which will guarantee future supply for NVS while creating one of the largest, multi-tenant pharmaceutical and chemical industrial parks in Europe.- Managing team of 4 Associates as well as external advisors.- Strategic finance business partner to Senior Novartis management as well as peers within the project teams.

Cork, Munster, Ireland

- CFO for large API manufacturing site with> 400 employees and sales > $200m p.a. with responsibility for entire finance function (FP&A, FRA, Investments, Strategic Financial Planning) and strategic business advisor to fellow site leadership team.- Strategic leader, driving the site performance to consistently over deliver through clear communication and supporting colleagues on the site leadership team to focus on growth by measuring what mattered while giving the site finance team the freedom and confidence to be true business partners.- I lead the company through a difficult but necessary down-sizing, resulting in the positive re-positioning of the site, culminating in the successful divestment of the site to a growing CDMO business in 2022.

County Cork, Ireland

Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Finance Business Partner for the manufacturing process unit. Key responsibilities include supply chain finance, inventory analysis and costing, management reporting, budget and forecasting.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Member of the assurance team providing audit and advisory services to publicly listed and private entities in the technology, pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Particular interest in emerging, fast growth companies and partnering with these companies through their life cycle. I assisted two such companies through international IPO process. I enjoy getting to know my clients, their business and what they value. During this timeframe I have worked in the following PwC offices:Dublin - Sept 2005 CA training contractSept 2009 - Mar 2011 (career break and short term finance contracts)Sydney, Australia Apr, 2011 - Feb, 2015Washington DC, USA Jan, 2012 - Jun, 2012 (secondment)Cork, Ireland Mar, 2015 - Sept, 2016Experience:- Audit, tax and advisory.- Accounting technical (VSOE, Revenue Rec, Business Combinations, Employee Benefits and more)- IPO transactions.- Project management.- Business Development.- Transition to FRS 101/102.- Significant IFRS and US GAAP experience.- Corporate Governance.- Internal controls.- Training, coaching and developing talent. - Providing commercial, realistic and actionable business insights.

Certificate, Supply Chain Management (Production And Inventory Management)

Bsc Accounting, Accounting

Chartered Accountant

Chartered Tax Adviser

While I completed my Chartered Tax qualification successfully in 2009 I no longer retain the CTA qualification as I do not practice tax.