{"id":1243741,"date":"2024-03-11T10:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1243741"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:54:39","slug":"lakeland-dairies-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/lakeland-dairies-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Dairies appoints new chief financial officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cross-border dairy cooperative Lakeland Dairies has appointed Oliver McAllister as its new chief financial officer (CFO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McAllister has over 20 years\u2019 experience in finance and strategy and has spent the last decade in some of the largest agri-food companies on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He departs his current role as CFO with veterinary pharmaceuticals company Norbrook and will join Lakeland Dairies where he will be a member of the co-op\u2019s senior leadership team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New chief financial officer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>McAllister started his career working on mergers and acquisitions with PwC before pursuing a path in the agri-food industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his role at Norbrook, he was CFO at Dale Farm Ltd. and CFO at Foyle Food Group. According to Lakeland, during his tenure as CFO of these businesses, they experienced significant growth with McAllister playing a key and strategic role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcoming Oliver McAllister to Lakeland Dairies, group CEO Colin Kelly said: \u201cIn Oliver, we have appointed a CFO with a tremendous track record of innovation, strategic thinking, and business growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;He has a deep, intrinsic and invaluable understanding of the cooperative sector as well as the wider agri-food industry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are at a hugely exciting time for Lakeland Dairies as we continue to execute our ambitious strategy &#8216;Foundations for a Better Future&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-background-color has-background\">Kelly said the processor&#8217;s goal is to deliver &#8220;sustainable prosperity&#8221; for 3,200 farm families who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/sustainability-payment-for-over-90-of-milk-supplied-to-lakeland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supply the co-op<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOliver\u2019s vision, talent and acumen will ensure that we can realise the ambitions of our strategy for the benefit of our farmers, our people, our customers and the communities we serve,&#8221; Kelly continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Excited&#8217; to join Lakeland Dairies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on his appointment with Lakeland Dairies, Oliver McAllister said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to be joining my local dairy cooperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The dairy industry and the wider cooperative movement play a hugely important role in enhancing the lives of people and communities across rural Ireland, and this is a contribution that I deeply value.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m excited to be joining Lakeland Dairies at such an important time for the company. I look forward to working collectively and collaboratively with all the great people throughout the cooperative to ensure we realise our new strategic direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Co. Antrim, Oliver McAllister holds a bachelor of science in finance from Queen\u2019s University, Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a chartered accountant and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Oliver lives in Co. Fermanagh with his wife and three daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"agri-also-read-block_05ea5b94c0547be032f4a8b76d88673a\" class=\"agri-also-read\"><a class=\"also-read-inline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/sustainability-payment-for-over-90-of-milk-supplied-to-lakeland\/\" target=\"\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span>Sustainability payment for over 90% of milk supplied to Lakeland<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cross-border dairy cooperative Lakeland Dairies has appointed Oliver McAllister as its new chief financial officer (CFO). 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