Leading global and Irish agri-sector figures for ASA annual conference

A global meat industry leader from Cork is among the key speakers at the annual conference of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, on Friday, September 12.

Jerry O’Callaghan is director of investor relations with Sao Paulo-based JBS, the world’s largest meat company with annual sales of €33bn and a workforce of 185,000.

He graduated as an engineer from UCC, moved to Brazil in 1979 and began his career in the Brazilian beef industry. He joined JBS in 1996 to develop its international business.