Morgan Connolly
Chief Financial Officer | Capital Allocation, Strategic Planning & Corporate Governance
Galway
Executive Summary
Strategic and governance-focused Chief Financial Officer with extensive executive experience driving capital structure, international commercial expansion, and financial transformation in regulated industries. Proven track record negotiating complex growth funding, integrating multinational business units, and delivering rigorous board-level reporting.
Executive Experience
Salthill Advanced Therapeutics Ltd
Galway, Ireland
Chief Financial Officer
Mar 2021 – Present
- Direct global financial strategy, treasury operations, and statutory reporting across Irish, UK, and continental European operating subsidiaries.
- Negotiated and closed an 85 million euro multi-currency debt and equity growth facility to fund production facility expansion in Connacht.
- Instituted enterprisewide financial planning and analysis cadence, reducing monthly reporting cycle times from twelve business days to four.
- Present quarterly performance, liquidity risk assessments, and capital allocation models to the board of directors and institutional investors.
Corrib Medical Technologies Group
Galway, Ireland
Vice President of Finance
Aug 2016 – Feb 2021
- Supervised a 22-person international finance division covering financial reporting, tax planning, treasury, and commercial operations across EMEA.
- Led the financial due diligence and post-merger integration of a 42 million euro medical diagnostics acquisition in France.
- Partnered with the Chief Executive Officer to restructure supply chain transfer pricing, yielding 3.2 million euro in annual recurring tax efficiencies.
- Implemented NetSuite OneWorld enterprise resource planning system across five regional entities within budget and schedule.
Director of Corporate Finance
Oct 2013 – Jul 2016
- Managed financial controls, annual audit processes, and tax compliance across Irish holding companies and Dutch sales subsidiaries.
- Formulated three-year operating budgets and cash forecasting frameworks that maintained liquidity through two commercial product rollouts.
Barna Global Logistics Holdings
Galway, Ireland
Financial Controller
Apr 2010 – Sept 2013
- Supervised statutory accounts preparation under IFRS and Irish GAAP for seven commercial shipping and freight subsidiaries.
- Designed automated working capital management workflows that reduced debtor days sales outstanding from 58 to 41 days.
Education
University of Galway
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) · Accounting and Finance · Galway, Ireland · First Class Honours (1.1) · Sept 2001 – Jun 2004
Completed comprehensive coursework in corporate financial management, statutory auditing, Irish commercial law, and econometric analysis.
Selected Initiatives
Corporate Sustainability Investment Assessment
Sept 2023 – Apr 2024
- Designed an internal capital-expenditure appraisal model incorporating carbon-cost sensitivity and ROI hurdles for facility investments.
- Presented financial feasibility frameworks to the executive leadership team, securing board sanction for green energy site upgrades.
Core Competencies
Financial Strategy
Capital Structure & Allocation
Treasury & Liquidity Management
IFRS & Irish GAAP Reporting
Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence
Corporate Governance
Enterprise Risk Management
Debt & Equity Financing
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
ERP System Architecture
Languages
English
C2
Irish
C1
French
B2
Professional Credentials
Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Chartered Accountants Ireland · May 2008
Chartered Director (C.Dir)
Institute of Directors Ireland · Nov 2019
Community & Governance Appointments
West of Ireland Arts Council Trust
Galway, Ireland · Jan 2020 – Present
- Non-Executive Director & Audit Committee Chair
- Chair the Audit and Risk Committee, overseeing external audit tenders, financial risk policies, and regulatory reporting integrity.
- Advise the management board on annual budget allocation and statutory governance disclosures for regional arts programmes.