How Tirlán aims to become ‘co-op of the future’

How Tirlán aims to become ‘co-op of the future’

Jim Bergin, chief executive of Tirlán. Picture: Julien Behal

Reinventing a €3bn wheel is no easy feat – especially when the fortunes of more than 11,000 farming families depend on it - but with decades of experience from its legacy firm Glanbia behind him, Tirlán’s new chief executive Jim Bergin is raring to go with the challenge ahead.

With a new name fresh off the press and a promise to put a single shareholder – the Irish dairy farmer – first, Mr Bergin explained his ambition was to rebuild the business as “the co-op of the future”.

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