Duffy named as Glanbia chair designate

Glanbia has appointed independent non-executive director, Paul Duffy as chair designate and that he will succeed Donard Gaynor as chair of the company on 1 January 2026. Gaynor will retire as chair and from the board of the company on 31 December 2025. This follows a comprehensive chair succession process which was led by Roisin Brennan, the senior independent director.

Duffy has been a director of Glanbia since 1 March 2021 and has significant global business experience in the consumer sector. He is a member of the company’s nomination and governance and remuneration committees as well as chair of the audit committee.

He is also a former chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard North America. During his 25 year career with Pernod Ricard, Duffy held a number of senior leadership positions including serving as chairman and CEO roles at Pernod Ricard UK, The Absolut Company (Sweden) and Irish Distillers. He served on the Pernod Ricard global management executive committee.

Duffy is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is a non-executive director of Hostelworld Group, W.A. Baxter & Sons and former chairman of Irish Children’s Museum CLG.

Duffy said, “It is a privilege to be appointed chair of Glanbia. I look forward to working with the Glanbia board and leadership team on the focused delivery of strategy and value creation for our stakeholders.”

Gaynor said, “It has been an honour to serve as the first independent chair of Glanbia. I would like to thank Siobhan Talbot, Hugh McGuire, my board colleagues and our shareholders for their support during my tenure as chairman. Paul has excellent experience and a strong track record of delivery in executive and non-executive roles which he has brought to Glanbia. I look forward to working with himl in the coming months to facilitate a smooth transition ahead of his formal appointment as Glanbia chair on 1 January 2026.”