Corbally chair at Glanbia

Henry Corbally has been appointed as the new chairman of the Glanbia board.  He succeeds Liam Herlihy, who has served as chairman for the past seven years.  Corbally has also been appointed as chairman of Glanbia Co-operative Society and Glanbia Ingredients Ireland.

The board of Glanbia also appointed Patrick Murphy as one of the two vice chairmen of Glanbia in succession to Corbally.   The other vice chairman of Glanbia is Martin Keane who continues in that role.  Murphy has also been appointed vice chairman of Glanbia Co-operative Society.

Corbally says “I am honoured to be appointed to serve as chairman of Glanbia.  It is an organisation with a rich history and deep commitment to its members and shareholders.  I am grateful to the board for the confidence they have shown in me today and to the members who have trusted me to represent them over many years. 

I would like to pay tribute to the leadership shown by my predecessor, Liam Herlihy, who has served with great distinction on the board of Glanbia for the last 18 years and as chairman for the last seven.” The board also announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors: Patsy Ahern, Jim Gilsenan and Patrick Hogan, as nominees of Glanbia Cooperative Society. They have also joined the board of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland.