Eamonn O’Sullivan will take up the position of CEO at Arrabawn Tipperary Co-Op in the Autumn
Arrabawn Tipperary Co-Operative Society is to appoint Eamon O’Sullivan as CEO to take over from current CEO Conor Ryan who is retiring.The appointment comes following a competitive process. Eamon O’Sullivan, a native of Mourneabbey, Mallow, Co. Cork, is to take up the post in the autumn.
The newly formed Co-op was created earlier this year by the merger of Tipperary Co Op and Arrabawn Co Op. The merger has involved some cost cutting measures in the Tipperary town location with pay cuts and a reduction in staff numbers reached following dialogue with staff representatives.
Mr O’Sullivan, grew up on the family dairy farm in Cork, and currently lives there with wife Margaret and their four children, where they together manage a beef enterprise. He has a 30-year track-record of delivering benchmark results, with particular expertise in growth strategy and transformation, people leadership, change management, supply chain and sustainability. He spent the last five years of his career as General Manager of the dairy division of Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd and prior to that was Chief Operating Officer at Novartis International Pharmaceutical Branch Ireland based in Ringaskiddy, county Cork. He is also a former Supply Chain Director at Dairygold and Head of Chemical Operations Supply Chain at Novartis. In his earlier career he worked with SmithKline Beecham managing their Australian factory and subsequently becoming operations director for the Africa/Middle East region.
He obtained a Business Studies Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Limerick, majoring in Agricultural Economics, and completed a Business Studies Master’s Degree, majoring in Strategy and Competition, at University College Cork. He also holds a Green Certificate in agriculture and other relevant professional certifications.
Arrabawn Tipperary Chairman Edward Carr says it is an exciting time for Arrabawn Tipperary as the new entity advances with Eamon’s mix of strategy, people and technical skills, together with his deep industry knowledge. Mr Carr also paid tribute to outgoing CEO Conor Ryan.
Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op, is owned and controlled by over 4,800 members. More than 1,400 farmers across 16 counties, supply 750 million litres of milk annually with projected annual turnover of in excess of €700 million.
The new co-op comprises two primary ingredient manufacturing facilities at Nenagh and Tipperary 15 agri trading stores, including flagship facilities at Nenagh, Tipperary Town and Athenry; one of Ireland’s leading feed brands, Dan O’Connor Feeds and French based cheese production facility, Tippagral.
