Overview
- The HSE said the selection followed an open, competitive process, with the post carrying a salary of €398,174.
- She will succeed Bernard Gloster, who is retiring from public service after nearly 38 years.
- O’Connor previously served as HSE chief operations officer, helping lead the Covid-19 response and the recovery from the May 2021 cyberattack.
- She returns from her role as managing director of Vhi Health & Wellbeing, which she joined after leaving the HSE in June 2022.
- HSE chair Ciarán Devane and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll McNeill welcomed the appointment, highlighting her experience and the system’s reform agenda.