Charles Gallagher appointed as chief executive of the IHFA

THE Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) has announced the appointment of Charles Gallagher, Ballycarroll, Portlaoise, Co Laois, as its incoming chief executive.

A native of Co Donegal, he is an agricultural science graduate from University College Dublin and has worked at senior management level in the Irish and multinational breeding industry.

He is the Irish manager for American Breeders Services (ABS Ireland) for the past number of years, advising milk producers on the optimum choice of genetics.