New faces at Dairygold Co-op

THE board of directors of Dairygold Co-op elected Bertie O’Leary as chairman and James Lynch as vice-chairman last week (see pictures on page 10).

Mr O’Leary, a highly regarded dairy farmer who has served on the Dairygold board since 2005, is from Ballyvourney in the mid-Cork region. Bertie and Joan O’Leary have four children.

He has served as a Dairygold representative for over 20 years. Currently vice-president of ICOS, and chairman of the National Dairy Committee in ICOS, he is also a Dairygold nominee director on the board of Reox Holdings. He served as vice chairman in Dairygold in 2009 and 2010.