Our board members

The Board of Directors of Dale Farm Cooperative consists of 13 non-executive Directors of which 10 are dairy farmers. The current 10 Group Directors dairy farmers are:

Fred Allen

• Randalstown

• Elected 2009

• Chairman from April 2020

David Rea

• Crossgar

• Elected 2008

• Vice-Chairman from April 2020

Ivor Broomfield

• Armagh

• Elected 2020

Steven Brown

• Moneymore

• Elected 2016

Robert Bryson

• Banbridge

• Elected 2013

Bryce Kelso

• Maghera

• Elected 2022

Harold Johnston

• Ahoghill

• Elected 2011

James Murphy

• Tempo

• Elected 2010

David Rowe

• Armoy

• Elected 2014

Norman Thompson

• Banbridge

• Elected 2015

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Ellvena Graham OBE

  • Chairman of Tourism NI
  • Chairman of Catalyst
  • Previous Chairman of ESB Group

Eugene Lynch

  • Chartered Accountant
  • Previous Managing Director of Hughes Christensen
  • Former Group Operations Director of JP Corry Group Ltd
  • Former CEO of The McAvoy Group Ltd