The Dealer page looks more like retirement corner this week.
Larry Goodman’s ABP is to lose its chief executive later this year to early retirement. The Irish Farmers Journal’s website farmersjournal.ie exclusively reported last Thursday that Paul Finnerty has taken the decision to retire. In his 53rd year, I suspect he’ll see plenty of action at Sutton golf club and a few around-the-world cruises. I think we’ll hear more from him.
Larry poached Finnerty from KPMG 11 years ago, and he has radically modernised the company. Finnerty was the acting finance director of Waterford Foods during its merger with Avonmore Foods, which created Glanbia plc in 1997 before going to the accountancy firm.
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Anyway, on to the new. Finnerty’s successor has already been anointed.
Frank Stephenson takes the short step up into big shoes from chief operational officer to CEO.
Stephenson, who will take up his new job from 1 October, joined ABP in January 2015 from Glanbia in Chicago.
Stephenson headed up the $1bn performance nutrition business in the Windy City.
Was that succession planning by Larry?
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The Dealer page looks more like retirement corner this week.
Larry Goodman’s ABP is to lose its chief executive later this year to early retirement. The Irish Farmers Journal’s website farmersjournal.ie exclusively reported last Thursday that Paul Finnerty has taken the decision to retire. In his 53rd year, I suspect he’ll see plenty of action at Sutton golf club and a few around-the-world cruises. I think we’ll hear more from him.
Larry poached Finnerty from KPMG 11 years ago, and he has radically modernised the company. Finnerty was the acting finance director of Waterford Foods during its merger with Avonmore Foods, which created Glanbia plc in 1997 before going to the accountancy firm.
Anyway, on to the new. Finnerty’s successor has already been anointed.
Frank Stephenson takes the short step up into big shoes from chief operational officer to CEO.
Stephenson, who will take up his new job from 1 October, joined ABP in January 2015 from Glanbia in Chicago.
Stephenson headed up the $1bn performance nutrition business in the Windy City.
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