The Medical Council has appointed Ms Yvonne Clancy as Interim CEO to replace Mr Leo Kearns, who has left the Council to take up a role in consulting.
Ms Clancy, who has been appointed to the role following a competitive internal selection process, will hold the position of Interim CEO to allow for an open recruitment process for a permanent CEO to take place.
Paying tribute to Mr. Kearns, the Medical Council said that since joining the Medical Council in April 2021, he had made an enormous impact on the Council and medical regulation in Ireland, leading a period of significant change and transformation.
During his time as CEO, he was also appointed by the Minister for Health as Chairperson of the Regional Health Authorities Advisory Committee, and as a member to the National Taskforce on NCHDs.
President of the Medical Council, Dr Suzanne Crowe said, “Leo is an outstanding leader, with great vision and vast experience of the health sector. With these attributes he has been central to achieving fundamental and long-lasting change within the Medical Council over the past number of years, ensuring the Council is an effective regulator focused on fulfilling our remit of patient safety and with compassion at the heart of what we do. I also want to recognise the tremendous support Leo has been to me in my role as President. I know he will continue to support all efforts to improve our health system into the future.”
Yvonne Clancy has been working with the Medical Council since November 2022, initially as Interim Head of HR and most recently as Executive Director, Organisation Development.
She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD), holds an MSc in Management specialising in Organisation Behaviour from Trinity College Dublin and an MSc in Business and Executive Coaching from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
