Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 8934F

Glanbia PLC

30 April 2014

 



PATRICK COVENEY APPOINTED NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT GLANBIA PLC

30 April 2014 - Glanbia plc ("Glanbia", the "Group"), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Patrick Coveney as a Non-Executive Director, effective 30 May 2014.

Mr. Coveney, aged 43, is Chief Executive Officer of Greencore Group plc, a leading convenience food group with revenues of £1.2 billion and employing over 12,000 employees in the UK, Ireland and the USA.  Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2007, Mr. Coveney served as Chief Financial Officer of Greencore Group plc and was previously a global partner of McKinsey and Co, focused on consumer and food industries.  Mr. Coveney is a former Rhodes Scholar and holds a D.Phil and M.Phil from Oxford University.

Commenting, Mr. Liam Herlihy, Chairman, Glanbia plc said "I am very pleased that Patrick has agreed to join the Glanbia Board and I believe he is well equipped to support the Group's next phase of growth and its vision to be the world's leading performance nutrition and ingredients group."

Mr. Coveney has notified the Company that he has no details to be disclosed as required under Paragraph 6.6.7, Chapter 6 of the Irish Listing Rules and Paragraph 9.6.13, Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules.

For further information contact

Glanbia plc [phone]

Geraldine Kearney, Corporate Communications Director + 353 87 231 9430

 

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