New md joins Moy Park

Nigel Dunlop​ has this month joined Moy Park as md, becoming only the second to hold the title since 1983. Dr Trefor Campbell, who has held the role since that date, was appointed non-executive chairman of the Moy Park Group last autumn.

Dunlop comes to the company from the Gallaher Group where he has been executive director, sitting on the main board, since 2002. Since his appointment to Moy Park was announced last September, he has managed to spend time acquainting himself with his new colleagues across the Moy Park Group - which employs over 7,000 people on 12 sites - and the complexities and intrigues of the poultry business, which is facing many tough challenges this year.

Campbell said: “We looked long and hard to find an individual of Nigel’s calibre and experience. His evident commercial successes speak for themselves. That he hails from Northern Ireland can only be a bonus in understanding the special culture that is Moy Park.”