First Milk appoints Mars man as chief executive
Former Mars boss Mike Gallacher was revealed as the replacement for Kate Allum, who quit as ceo of the co-operative after five years in the role.
Gallacher has spent most of his career with Mars Inc, where he held a series of senior leadership positions since joining the firm in 1997. Most recently he was UK md of Mars Petcare.
First Milk chairman Sir Jim Paice MP said he had “all the attributes” to put the business back where it wanted it to be.