Directorate Change

RNS Number : 4054V

Glanbia PLC

28 May 2008

 

New Chairman and Board appointments at Glanbia plc

28 May 2008 – The Board of Glanbia plc, the international cheese and nutritional ingredients Group, today elected Mr Liam Herlihy as Chairman. Mr Herlihy succeeds Mr Michael Walsh, who has retired as Chairman and Director of the Company.

Mr Herlihy, who farms at Tallow, County Waterford, has been Vice Chairman of the Board since 2001. He has also been appointed Chairman of Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited.

The Board also elected Mr John Fitzgerald as Vice-Chairman of the Board in succession to Mr Herlihy. He has also been appointed Vice-Chairman of Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited. Mr Fitzgerald farms at Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford.

Mr Victor Quinlan continues in his role as Vice-Chairman of the Board.

The Board of Glanbia plc also announces the appointment of two new non-executive Directors, Mr Anthony O’Connor and Mr Robert Prendergast and the retirement of Mr Eamon Power as a Director.

Mr O’Connor and Mr Prendergast are both farmers and Directors of Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited. Mr O’Connor farms at Gorey, Co. Wexford and Mr Prendergast farms at Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny.

Mr O’Connor and Mr Prendergast have notified the Company that they have 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.

Mr Prendergast has today on his appointment notified the Company, pursuant to Section 53 of the Companies Act, 1990 as extended by Section 64 of the Companies Act 1990, that he is interested in 4,007 ordinary shares of €0.06 each in Glanbia plc.

Mr O’Connor has today on his appointment notified the Company, pursuant to Section 53 of the Companies Act, 1990 as extended by Section 64 of the Companies Act 1990, that he is interested in 15,743 ordinary shares of €0.06 each in Glanbia plc.

For further information contact:

Glanbia plc [phone] Geraldine Kearney, Corporate Communications Director + 353 87 231 9430

 

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