Glanbia plc is a multinational nutrition company headquartered in Kilkenny, Ireland. The company was formed in 1997 out of the merger of Avonmore Foods and Waterford Foods, becoming one of Europe's largest dairy producers. Today, Glanbia employs more than 5,700 people across 32 countries and operates 25 production facilities worldwide.
Glanbia operates through two primary segments: Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN), which includes leading sports nutrition brands like Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, and Amazing Grass; and Glanbia Nutritionals (GN), which supplies cheese, dairy and non-dairy nutritional and functional ingredients, and vitamin and mineral premixes. In 2024, the company reported revenue of $3.8 billion, with operations listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange under ticker symbols GL9 and GLB.
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Paul Duffy took up the role as Group Chair of Glanbia plc on 1 January 2026, succeeding Donard Gaynor. Paul Duffy stepped down as Chair of the Audit Committee, with Senan Murphy taking over as Chair, while Duffy assumed the role of Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee effective from the end of December 2025.
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