ABP Food Group board changes announced

The group wishes to acknowledge the service, direction and leadership given by retiring board members Ron Bolger, Laurence P Goodman, John Jackson and Philip Morgan.

John Moloney joins the board as director and chairman designate. John has had significant experience over a 33-year career in the food and agribusiness sector.

He is currently a non-executive director of DCC plc, where he is chairman, and of Smurfit Kappa Group plc.

He has also served up to January of this year a seven year term as a non-executive director of Greencore plc.

John was group managing director of Glanbia plc from 2001 to 2013 having held senior management positions within that organisation, including chief executive of food ingredients and of agribusiness.

Earlier in his career he worked in the meat industry and in the Department of Agriculture and Food.

Tom Kirwan joins the board having stepped down from his position as ABP UK managing director last October.

Tom began his career at ABP Cahir in 1982.

In 1990 he moved to ABP UK where he held a number of senior positions, in Wessex Foods, the convenience division and as managing director ABP UK since 2009.

Tom has been instrumental in the ongoing development and growth of ABP UK.

Chartered accountant, Fergal O’Dwyer, chief financial officer of DCC plc also joins the board.

Fergal is stepping down from his executive role in July 2020, a position he has held since 1994.

Through his tenure at DCC, a diversified sales, marketing and distribution business, Fergal has gained significant experience in financial management, treasury, strategic and corporate development and acquisitions.

Prior to joining DCC he worked with KPMG and PwC in audit and corporate finance.

ABP Food Group is also pleased to announce the appointment of two further directors to its board, Finbarr McDonnell and Mark Goodman, both executives in the group.

Finbarr McDonnell joined the group in the 1970’s.

Through a wide- ranging career Finbarr has worked in the Irish meat division including plant general manager, managing director of ABP Ireland and Poland and since 2017 as group chief operations officer of ABP Food Group.

Mark Goodman joins the board having begun his career with ABP after graduation.

Over 15 years Mark has worked at various ABP Ireland plants.

Since 2011 he has held the role of managing director of ABP International, the international trading wing of the group.

Mark has been instrumental in developing ABP’s Asian markets.

The new appointments will join existing and continuing board members Larry Goodman who remains in his role as executive chairman and Frank Stephenson, group chief executive.

Commenting on the announcement Larry Goodman said: “These new appointments to the board of ABP Food Group will enhance board capacity and capability and will facilitate the ongoing development and strategic leadership of the business.”