Our Board
Board of Directors
Lakeland Dairies Co-Operative Society is governed by its rules and controlled by the Board of Directors, made up of 23 members of the Society and one co-opted external director. The Chief Executive of the Society reports to the Board.
Regional Committees
The Member Relations Unit co-ordinates the election process from shareholder to Board Member.
There are 12 electoral areas, each area electing a Regional Committee of 15 milk supplier shareholders. One Board Member is elected from each regional committee by the milk supplier shareholders in the relevant regional area. The term of office for Board Members is 4 years but the Member can be returned for a second term only, having gone through the election process again.
Northern Ireland milk supplier shareholders elect 2 members to the board every 4 year period. The Chairman is elected annually by the board members.Other key functions of the regional committees are:
1. To make recommendations on the further development of the Society.
2. To act as a channel for communications within the Society, keeping the Board informed on all relevant matters raised at local level and receiving regular communications and briefings from the local Board Member for dissemination to shareholders in the region.
Our Board

Niall Matthews
Chairman

Alan McCay
Vice-Chairman

Andrew McHugh
Vice-Chairman

Keith Agnew
Board Member

Seamus Brennan
Board Member

Sean Connolly
Board Member

Michael Dobson
Board Member

Gerard Donohoe
Board Member

Aloysius Duffy
Board Member

Vincent Farrelly
Board Member

David Hannon
Board Member

Colin Kelso
Vice-Chairman

JJ Lavelle
Board Member

Anthony Leddy
Board Member

James Lynch
Board Member

Andrew McConkey
Board Member

Drew McConnell
Board Member

Christy McKenna
Board Member

Oliver Neville
Board Member

Alan Thompson
Board Member

PJ Tully
Board Member

Alex Walker
Board Member