Glanbia makes key appointments

Outgoing group managing director of Glanbia John Moloney who will retire at the end of this year

Group managing director to retire and new positions in global products

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The board of Glanbia has announced that John Moloney, group managing director, is to retire at the end of this year. Siobhán Talbot, group finance director, has been appointed Moloney’s successor.

Talbot will become group managing director designate from 1 June, 2013 to ensure a smooth transition of the leadership of the company. Glanbia will announce the appointment of a new group finance director in due course. Talbot was appointed group finance director and to the board of Glanbia in 2009. She brings a wide range of operational, financial and strategy experience to her new role. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Glanbia also announced appointments and organisational changes effective from 1 June, 2013. Hugh McGuire has been appointed to the Board as an executive director with responsibility for global performance nutrition. McGuire joined Glanbia in 2003 and has been chief executive officer of performance nutrition since 2008. Brian Phelan, who was appointed to the board on 1 January, 2013 as an executive director will take up the role of chief executive officer of global ingredients, a newly formed business segment incorporating the US cheese business as well as global nutritionals’ ingredient technologies and customised premix solutions. Phelan was previously group development and global cheese director and joined Glanbia in 1993. In addition, Billy Murphy, non-executive director, will retire from the board on 1 June, 2013 having served 24 years. He joined the group in 1977 and was deputy managing director from 2001 to 2005.

Commenting on the new appointments, group chairman Liam Herlihy, said: "The board is delighted that the leadership of Glanbia is passing smoothly into strong and capable hands, with a good period of transition. It is a credit to the Group’s succession planning that we have been able to appoint three very high calibre individuals from within. The board is confident that we have the right leadership team and skills in place as we enter an exciting new chapter of global growth."

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