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The Society is farmer owned by 6,600 shareholder members. It is governed by its Rulebook and controlled by the Board of Directors.
The Chief Executive and the Group Company Secretary of the Society report to the Board.
The Board of the Society consists of 10 elected Member Directors and 2 co-opted Independent Non-Executive Directors.
The powers of the Board are prescribed in the Rules of the Society.
Patrick Clancy
Chairperson
Donal Shinnick
Vice Chairman
Maurice Curtin
Pat Gaynor
Karen Sugrue Hennessy
Brendan Hinchion
Gerald Kirby
Fintan McSweeney
Martin O’Doherty
Joe Tobin
Donal O’Donovan
Patrick O’Donovan
Michael Harte
Chief Executive
Ann Fogarty
Head of Corporate Affairs, Governance and Secretarial
Adrian Beatty
Group Head of Human Resources
Pat Laffan
General Manager, Dairy Ireland
Liam O’Flaherty
General Manager, Agri Business and Member Trading
Matt Lawton
General Manager, Dairy UK & Europe
George MacLeod
General Manager, Dairygold Health and Nutrition
Deirdre McCarthy
Head of Strategic Change and Transformation
Orlaith Tynan
Head of Sustainability and Environmental Strategy