French care giant Orpea has appointed a new board and executive team in Ireland as it gears up to expand in the nursing home sector in Ireland as well as enter other healthcare markets. The Paris-listed company is appointing a former Minister for Health Mary Harney to its board as well as John O’Dwyer, the outgoing group chief executive of the VHI. Following a series of acquisitions, Orpea is now the largest private nursing home operator in Ireland, and the French company is continuing to seek further consolidation opportunities. It is also looking at building its own nursing homes to…