Elaine Shannon | President, Global Supply & Quality

Elaine Shannon is the president of Global Supply & Quality, where she leads internal and external manufacturing, supply chain and quality activities across the company’s manufacturing network to ensure uninterrupted and sustainable supply of Takeda’s product portfolio.

Most recently, Elaine served as global quality officer from 2023 to 2026, where she oversaw the quality organization, embedding a consistent, enterprise quality management system as well as strengthening a culture of quality. In that role, Elaine also initiated a transformation of the global quality organization, including a new operating model and capabilities.

Elaine has held roles of increasing responsibility at Takeda, where she has honed her expertise in quality, manufacturing, and oncology. Likewise, she has served as head for Takeda’s Massachusetts Biologics Operations manufacturing site, as well as global head of quality oncology & external supply small molecules and global head of quality audits and supplier management. She joined Takeda’s global quality compliance and systems group in June 2016 to develop the company’s knowledge management processes.

Elaine has 25 years of industry experience in quality, compliance, quality assurance and R&D, including work with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Pinewood Healthcare.

Outside of Takeda, Elaine is involved in industry and community leadership through her membership in the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) and her service on the Board of Directors of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM).

She holds a master’s degree in pharmaceutical manufacturing technology and a bachelor’s degree in good manufacturing practices (GMP).

Elaine lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children.