Wiseman names McQuade

UK-based dairy Robert Wiseman Dairies has confirmed the appointment of Mark McQuade as national accounts director with responsibility for liaising with the company’s portfolio of major supermarket customers. McQuade joins after ten years with First Milk, where he held a number of senior roles spanning the commercial and operational sides of the business.

Currently executive director of First Milk’s liquid and ingredients division, he also represents the co-operative on the boards of Westbury and the recently established joint venture company with Fonterra.

McQuade’s new appointment is a return to the firm where he initially developed his career in the dairy industry. Prior to joining First Milk in 2002, he was milk procurement manager with Wiseman.