Global Investors Contact Us Kerry About Sustainability Products Applications Insights Careers Leadership Board of Directors Kerry Group Kerry Taste & Nutrition Kerry Group Corporate Executive Team Edmond Scanlon | CEO and Executive Director, Kerry Group Appointed: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2017. Edmond is a highly experienced leader in the global food and beverage industry having spent almost 20 years in senior roles across the Group. Edmond brings a strategic mindset to drive Group performance and growth as well as significant financial and operational expertise. Edmond joined Kerry’s graduate programme in Ireland in 1996. Over his career he has held leadership roles in the Group’s Flavours and Applied Health and Nutrition businesses as well as heading up the Group’s activities in China and the Asia Pacific region. Edmond was appointed Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer in October 2017. Marguerite Larkin | Executive Director and Group CFO, Kerry Group Appointed: Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer on 30 September 2018. Marguerite brings extensive financial knowledge and risk management expertise as well as being a highly experienced business leader. Marguerite has over 25 years international experience having served as lead client partner at Deloitte Ireland for a number of multinationals operating in a broad range of industries including food and beverage, pharma and technology. During her career with Deloitte, Marguerite served as a senior partner and held a number of leadership roles within Deloitte Ireland. Marguerite is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Masters in Accountancy. Marguerite was appointed Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer in September 2018. Gerry Behan | Global President & CEO Appointed: 13 May 2008. Gerry has over 30 years' experience in the Group and has extensive knowledge of the global food and beverage industry. He has a wealth of business leadership experience, financial and operational expertise and brings a strategic mindset in the advancement of Kerry’s leading taste and nutrition capabilities and unique positioning. Gerry joined Kerry’s graduate programme in 1986 and has held a number of senior financial and business management roles, primarily in the Americas region, including regional Chief Operating Officer and regional Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Kerry’s Global Taste & Nutrition business in 2011. Gerry has served as an Executive Director on the Board for 13 years. Gavin Caplis | Chief Strategy Officer Gavin joined Kerry in 1999 from Schlumberger plc, where he worked in a variety of roles in finance in the UK and France, including Financial Controller for Southern Europe. In his early years at Kerry, Gavin worked in a variety of finance roles primarily focused on acquisitions, divestitures and strategy. He spent five years in Europe before he was transferred to US as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions in 2004, to lead the development and execution of the Kerry M&A pipeline in North and South America, returning to Kerry headquarters in Ireland in 2009 as Head of M&A for Kerry Group. Gavin has led Kerry’s M&A activity in over 150 transactions, including Quest Ingredients, Cargill Flavours and Red Arrow. In his role, he leads the engagement with Kerry’s relationship banks on all matters M&A related and actively works with internal and external stakeholders to develop and manage M&A activity for the Kerry Group globally. Michelle Healy | Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Michelle joined Kerry in 2018, bringing with her a track record of building competitive advantage across global listed businesses through a focus on leadership capability, talent-pipeline quality, and organizational effectiveness. Previously, Michelle was Chief People & Culture Officer for ISS World Services A/S, a Danish listed global facilities services company with operations in over 70 countries. Prior to joining ISS, as Director, Group Integrated Change Programme with SABMiller plc, Michelle led the design and deployment of a groupwide Target Operating Model. Earlier in her career, Michelle held a number of senior HR, M&A and General Management roles across Europe and Asia Pacific with British American Tobacco plc, most recently as General Manager UK & Ireland. Michelle is also a non-Executive Director with PageGroup plc, a FTSE listed global recruitment business. Michelle holds a BA from Dublin City University and an MBA from TiasNimbas in the Netherlands. Catherine Keogh | Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer As Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer for Kerry Group, Catherine is responsible for Brand Strategy, Communications, Public Affairs, Government and NGO Relations, and Sustainability as the company continues to grow and strengthen its position as the world leader in sustainable nutrition. Catherine joined Kerry Taste & Nutrition in October 2016 as Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Business Planning for Europe, bringing a proven track record in strategic marketing leadership, B2B brand building, integrated communications and developing innovative strategies to fuel rapid business growth. In her previous role as VP Corporate Affairs and Communications, Catherine was responsible for leading the launch of the new Kerry brand and purpose. Catherine is a graduate of Dublin City University and the University of Cologne and holds an MBA from Smurfit Business School in Dublin. Shane McGibney | Chief Business Transformation Officer Shane joined Kerry as a Finance graduate in 1999. During his career with Kerry, he has held a number of global leadership roles, working in businesses across Europe and North America, most recently, as Global Chief Financial Officer for Taste & Nutrition; prior to that he was Global Chief Financial Officer for the Applied Health & Nutrition business, and previously led the Internal Audit function globally for several years. As Chief Business Transformation Officer, Shane is leading Kerry’s Groupwide Business Transformation programme to accelerate the organisation’s ability to unlock its full growth potential across all geographies, businesses and functions, making it easier and more valuable for our customers to do business with us as we co-create a world of sustainable nutrition. Shane, who is based in Ireland, is a Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Chartered Internal Auditor, in addition to holding other professional qualifications. Albert McQuaid | Chief Science and Technology Officer Albert joined Kerry in 1993 as a R&D scientist in the Dairyland Group after earning a PhD in Biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Following early successes in his career, Albert relocated to France to assume a sales director role for Kerry’s fruit preparation business. In subsequent years he held a number of positions including Managing Director and later CEO of Kerry’s Sweet and Fruit division. Albert served as CEO of Kerry Europe, Middle East and Africa before being appointed Chief Technology Officer for Kerry’s global Applied Health and Nutrition business. In his role as Chief Science and Technology Officer, Albert serves as the global executive for RD&A, Regulatory and Technology across Kerry Group. Kerry’s leading technology capabilities across Taste, Applied Health and Nutrition, and Integrated systems comprise 22 core technology platforms, 25 process technology platforms and 33 End Use Market Development an Application centres across the globe. Other Kerry Sites Kerry Group Kerry Health & Nutrition Institute Kerry Careers About Kerry History Connect with us Speak Up Contact Us Newsroom LinkedIn Sitemap Cookie Policy Legal Privacy Kerry Foods Privacy Policy © 2021, Kerry. All rights reserved.