4 May 2023 07:05
Board Director appointment
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4 May 2023, Glanbia plc, the better nutrition company, is announcing the appointment of Ms Gabriella Parisse to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 1 June 2023. On appointment Gabriella will also join the Board Development Committee.
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Gabriella brings to the Glanbia Board significant experience in consumer brand development, the food ingredients industry, innovation and strategic leadership of multinational businesses.
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Gabriella is an Italian citizen and currently resides in the USA where she is President and CEO of Velcro Companies, a global manufacturer of innovative fastening solutions for a broad range of end markets. She has more than 35 years of international experience in consumer goods and business to business industries with a track-record in accelerating growth, brand building and innovation. For a significant proportion of her career she has been performing senior roles based in North America. Gabriella joined Velcro Companies in October 2018 as Chief Marketing Officer & President of the Consumer division, and prior to her appointment as CEO in 2021 served as Chief Growth Officer.
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Since 2022, Gabriella also serves as a member of the New England Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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Prior to Velcro Companies, Gabriella served on the Executive Committee of Tate & Lyle plc a global food ingredients business, as President, Innovation and Commercial Development, reporting to the CEO. Previously, Gabriella spent 26 years with Johnson & Johnson. She served in a variety of global senior leadership roles with increasing responsibility in marketing, innovation and business development, including President of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Italy and Vice President, Skincare for Europe, Africa and Middle East.
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Gabriella holds a master's degree in Statistic & Demographic Sciences from La Sapienza University in Rome. In 2009, she was awarded the Order of Merit for Labor title ("Cavaliere del Lavoro") by the President of the Italian Republic.
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Compliance with Listing Rules
Gabriella has notified Glanbia plc that, save as disclosed herein, she does not have any details to be disclosed as required under Paragraph 6.1.66, Chapter 6 of the Euronext Dublin Listing Rules and Paragraph 9.6.13, Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules.
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Board structure
Following Gabriella's appointment, the Board will comprise of 13 members including, the Chairman, two Executive Directors, three representatives from Tirlán Co-operative Society Limited and seven Independent Non-Executive Directors. Female representation on the Board will increase to 46% including five of the seven Independent Non-Executive Directors.
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ENDS
For further information contact
Glanbia plc +353 56 777 2200
Liam Hennigan, Group Secretary & Head of Investor Relations: +353 86 046 8375
Martha Kavanagh, Head of Corporate Communications: +353 87 646 200
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