Ornua chief executive to step down

John Jordan. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography. 

Ornua chief executive John Jordan is to step down to take up a new role as chief operating officer at a US-based private equity company.

Earlier this year it was announced turnover at the co-operative grew by 36.7% to €3.4bn, despite a "uniquely challenging year", while the Kerrygold brand reached a significant milestone, celebrating six decades since the brand’s launch in 1962, with over 11 million packets of butter and cheese sold globally each week.