Force Recruitment Team

Meet the team

Declan Devine

Declan Devine

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

​With over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Declan has held a number of senior management positions in sales and marketing within the ethical, OTC and distribution sectors. ​Declan has been responsible for str...

Bethann Doherty

Bethann Doherty

MANAGING DIRECTOR

​Bethann has over 20 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical industry, and joined the Pharmed Group in 2006 as Commercial Director. ​Prior to this, she was Sales Director for Intrapharma, responsible for sales, market...

John Molony

John Molony

CHAIRPERSON

​John has worked in senior roles in the Pharmaceutical Industry for thirty-eight years and has led teams who have managed a large diverse portfolio of prescription medicines. John has a strong track record in leadership in his career to date.​John began his career in a small Irish Pharmaceutical compa...

Brian Wright

Brian Wright

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Prior to joining Force, Brian was Financial Director with DMG Media in Dublin, where he worked for over 10 years. In his earlier career, he spent 3 years as Financial Controller with Wild About Water, and almost 3 years as Financial Accountant for construction company Royceton. HE holds a Bachelor of Arts...

Shirley Kiernan

Shirley Kiernan

DIRECTOR OPERATIONS & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

​Shirley joined Pharmaforce in March 2017 as Commercial Manager, having over 15 years experience in Marketing, Sales and HR. Prior to joining Pharmaforce, Shirley spent over 5 years as Marketing Manager for Innocoll, a speci...

Stephen Sutton

Stephen Sutton

DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Stephen is an experienced life sciences recruitment professional.  Demonstrated history of servicing the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Highly motivated with multi-tasking, stakeholder management and organisational skills. Strong business development professional with extensive experience of identifying and ex...

Marie Fagan

Marie Fagan

RECRUITMENT MANAGER

​Marie is a highly accomplished and professional Global Lead Recruiter with over 25 years of solid knowledge gained in the recruitment sector, over 8 years with a top tier Pharmaceutical company.   Specializing in hiring staff for manufacturing and above site global roles from Entry to Se...

Sheelagh Prendergast

Sheelagh Prendergast

MANAGER - CONTRACT SALES OUTSOURCING

Sheelagh comes to us with over 20 years of management experience in Contract Sales Outsourcing (CSO) and recruitment within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, where she has been instrumental in driving growth and excellence across both clinical and commercial arenas. Her prev...

Jennifer Mahon

Jennifer Mahon

SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Jennifer studied Business Management at Maynooth University and worked in Sales and Customer Service roles before joining the Force Recruitment team 2 years ago...

Michael Boyle

Michael Boyle

SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

​With over 13 years of manufacturing experience, Michael is an experienced industry professional with knowledge in areas of medical device, polymer, pharmaceutical and manufacturing. He has worked in several areas including Production, HR, Learning & Development and...

Kanishka Singh

Kanishka Singh

RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

​Originally from India, Kanishka moved to Ireland in 2019 to pursue her master's in human resource management and embarked on her recruitment journey in European market. ​

Kerri Dalton

Kerri Dalton

RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT

​With a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Human Resources Management, Kerri brings a good foundation in recruitment and Talent Acquisition. After two enriching years in Vancouver, where Kerri honed her skills in the insurance industry, She is excited to return home to further her career.Her recent experience includes r...

Matt Hartwell

Matt Hartwell

SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT

​Matt is a Senior Recruiter with over 15 years recruitment experience recruiting for various sectors including Industrial, Commercial, Business Support, Sales and most recently Procurement & ...

Bronagh Beglan

Bronagh Beglan

OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

​We are delighted to welcome Bronagh Beglan who recently joined us from PPD/Thermo Fisher where she was a Senior Facilities Co-Ordinator for the last five years and was an integral member of the Facilities Management team. Bronagh began her career as a Front of House receptionist in Mullingar and from there, explored various roles with...

Alessandra Soares

Alessandra Soares

MARKETING EXECUTIVE

​With a blend of expertise in product marketing, digital marketing, business development, and customer success, Alessandra brings a dynamic and results-oriented approach to our marketing team. ​Holding an MBA in Project Management and Marketing degree, Alessandra has honed her skills across various sectors, particularly in B2B, where s...

Claire Smullen

Claire Smullen

HR ADMINISTRATOR

​Claire Smullen started working with Force Recruitment in 2021 and is our Administrator. She is a motivated professional with an extensive background in accounts, customer services and office management.

Claire Ross

Claire Ross

ACCOUNTANT

Claire is a qualified accountant with ACCA.  Prior to joining Force in 2022, she worked for six years as Finance Manager with The Brilliant Club, a university access charity in London.  Claire also worked in the not-for-profit sector in Australia and in accountancy practices in Dubin and Mullingar.<...