Ciara O' Connell
VP, Global Business Services at Aptiv,
Ciara O’Connell is a seasoned shared services leader with over 25 years of experience driving operational transformation across industries. As Vice President of Global Business Services at Aptiv, she oversees finance operations for this automotive technology company. Previously, Ciara held senior roles at Novartis Business Services, leading the Dublin Corporate Center of 1,000+ professionals, global service development, and enterprise customer experience programs. Her career began in consulting, delivering shared services solutions for global organizations including Gillette, BBC, Xerox, and John Lewis Partnership. Ciara specializes in global operations strategy, multi-site service delivery, process optimization, and purpose-driven leadership.