Ned Sullivan
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore has announced that Gary Kennedy will succeed Ned Sullivan as chairman when he retires after the annual general meeting in January.
Sullivan stands down after 10 years in the role, joining Greencore having held senior management positions at Grand Metropolitan and Glanbia.
Greencore group chief executive, Patrick Coveney, said: “I would, on behalf of everybody associated with Greencore, like to thank Ned for his huge contribution to the Group over the past ten years. He chaired the Board during a period of enormous strategic, regulatory, marketplace, cultural and people changes.”
Chairman designate, Kennedy has been a non-executive director of Greencore since November 2008.
The company has also reported a “breakthrough year”, with revenue up 44% to £1,161.9M.