Board of Directors
Chairman
Owen Killian (56) joined IAWS in 1977, and worked in various managerial functions until 1988. Upon the public flotation of the Company to form IAWS Group plc in 1988, he held various senior management functions. In October 1999 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of IAWS Group plc as Chief Operations Officer and from 2001 to 2003 he was Head of Food. In 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of IAWS Group plc. He has been Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of ARYZTA AG since its admission to trading.
Executive Directors
Tom O’Mahony (47) was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Origin upon its formation. He previously played a key management role in acquisitions, disposals, business integration and financial control in IAWS, which he joined in 1985.
Brendan Fitzgerald (46) joined Origin in November 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. A former director with NCB Corporate Finance he has held senior financial positions with Greencore Group plc and Waterford Foods plc. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen.
Declan Giblin (53) is Head of Corporate Development and Executive Chairman of Masstock Group Holdings Limited (“Masstock”). He was formerly Chief Executive of Masstock and has been the driving force behind the development of Masstock over a 20 year period.
Non-Executive Directors
Hugh Cooney (57) is non-executive Chairman of Siteserv plc and Chairman of Enterprise Ireland. He has been involved in corporate finance since 1995 and is currently a consultant with BDO Simpson Xavier. He has also worked for Arthur Andersen as a Global Corporate Finance Partner and was formerly Managing Director of NCB Corporate Finance.
Alan Gray (50) is Managing Partner of Indecon International Economic Consultants, a leading European consulting practice and is also Managing Partner of Indecon Ireland. He is a director of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland and a member of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority. He is also Chairman of theBboard of Directors of London Economics and has previously served on the Board of a number of commercial companies.
Patrick McEniff (41) joined IAWS Group plc in 1989. In the period 1989 to 1997, he worked as a financial controller in IAWS focusing on financial reporting and systems development. In 1997 he became Director of Finance in the Food Distribution and Flour Milling businesses of IAWS Group plc. In 2000 he was appointed Finance Director in the Bakery Business of IAWS Group plc. In 2004 he became Finance Director of IAWS Group plc. In 2008 upon the formation of ARYZTA AG, he was also appointed as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors.
