New CEO for Carbery Group

Jason Hawkins has been named as chief executive of Carbery Group, the global food ingredients, flavours, and cheese manufacturer headquartered in Ballineen, Co Cork.

He joins from Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the €13.5bn revenue US milk marketing co-op in Kansas, where he is currently chief operating officer.

DFA is a milk marketing co-op and dairy food processor with substantial cheese, ingredients, and flavours businesses. Carbery reported turnover of €340m in 2016, and earnings of €37m, up from €35.3m in 2015.