I see Dale Farm’s Nick Whelan has recently scooped Aurivo’s CFO (chief financial officer) Donal Tierney for the Northern Irish co-op.

Ex Glanbia man Whelan has turned the co-op’s fortunes around since taking over two years ago.

Tierney has been Aaron Forde’s right hand man at Aurivo for almost nine years.

And I see Tipp Co-op’s finance man, Barry Hannon has moved on to become CEO at International Rugby Experience

This move sees Aurivo’s top management team completely transformed in the past year.

I also understand Eoghan Sweeney, who was head of Aurivo’s ingredients division, is to take up a role as commercial manager of the ingredients division in Lakeland Dairies.

And I see Tipp Co-op’s finance man, Barry Hannon has moved on to become CEO at International Rugby Experience.

Then we have former Macra president James Healy, who has taken up a position of business development and IP manager with Vistamilk, which works out of Teagasc Moorepark.

Further south I see the Kerry Co-op board has upgraded Thomas Hunter McGowan to CEO from secretary.

Finally, I see Nora Peters, general manager of Agri Aware, is departing soon. She’s off to join the ranks of the Irish Primary Principals Network.