Dan MacSweeney – new Bord Bia Chair

Dan MacSweeney, recently retired Chief Executive of the Carbery Group, has been appointed to Chair Bord Bia by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed TD.

A graduate in Food Science from University College Cork, Dan had headed-up the Carbery Group since 1992 and played a key role in transforming the company from a dairy business into an international cheese, nutrition and food ingredients business with substantial investments in flavours and natural extracts. Dan has served on a number of boards in the past including the Board of Teagasc and Ornua. He replaces the outgoing Chairman Michael Carey. The position is for a period of three years.