First Milk appoints Paice as new chairman
Jim Paice was appointed as the new chairman of First Milk this month.
Paice will officially take up the position at the company’s AGM on October 31.
Current chairman Bill Mustoe announced his decision to leave the company at the AGM, following four years in the role, last April.
Paice said he felt privileged to have been offered the role.
"The dairy sector has gone through difficult times recently but I have long believed there is a good future for British dairy farmers and I look forward to helping to achieve it," he added.
Meanwhile, Mustoe said Paice had been a champion for farmers at Westminster for over 25 years and would bring valuable skills to the company.
First Milk also announced plans to reduce the number of farmer directors on its Board from six to five, in line with the streamlining that has been brought to other roles across the business.
Jim Baird, Willie Campbell and Wendy Radley will replace Tom Campbell, Mark James, Hugh Parker and Simon Weaver as farmer directors, subject to member approval.