The largest Co-op in the Shannonside region has confirmed a major new appointment.
Lakeland Dairies has announced Colin Kelly as the company's new Group CEO.
He will take up his appointment in January 2023 succeeding Group CEO Michael Hanley who earlier this year announced that he will retire in December.
The Offaly native will join Lakeland Dairies having worked at Ornua since 2011, where he has held a range of senior finance and general management positions.
Lakeland Dairies collects 2bn litres of milk from 3,200 farm families across 16 counties and makes a wide range of dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer products, which it exports to over 80 countries worldwide, in addition to comprehensive agribusiness operations