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Ornua taps senior Conagra executive to lead Kerrygold sales in the US

The Irish dairy co-op has appointed Lindsay Brady, a former general manager at Conagra, to replace Iarlaith Smyth who departed the company last year

Kerrygold sales topped €1.6 billion last year

Ornua, the Irish dairy co-op which owns the billion-euro Kerrygold brand, has tapped a senior executive from Conagra, one of the largest food companies in the US, to lead its North American division.

On Thursday, the dairy co-op announced it had appointed Lindsay Brady, a former general manager at Conagra, which owns a stable of household US food brands, to take over as president of its North America division.

The US executive has also held ...