Jim Bergin

Jim Bergin was appointed Chair of FBD Holdings plc in May 2025, succeeding Liam Herlihy after nine years on the board. He is Irish and chairs the Nomination and Governance Committee, and serves on the Remuneration and Risk Committees.

A graduate of University College Cork, Jim joined Glanbia in 1984 and held numerous senior management positions. In 2003, he joined Glanbia Ingredients Ireland as operations manager before becoming CEO in 2005. With the formation of Glanbia Ireland in 2017, he took over as CEO, and in 2021 was appointed Chief Executive of Glanbia Co-op following a transaction that saw the Co-op assume full control of Glanbia Ireland. During his leadership of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, the business doubled in size, and he oversaw investments of approximately €600 million in dairy processing expansion.

Tirlán, the organization he led until his 2024 retirement, is a world-class food and nutrition business with 11 high-tech processing facilities, more than 2,300 employees, and over 11,000 members with sales revenue exceeding €3 billion. He was former Chair of the Irish Dairy Industry Association and is currently chair of the Teagasc 'Better Farming for Water' stakeholder steering committee. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Enable Ireland and Vice Chair of the governing body of Southeast Technological University.

Career History

• Chief Executive Officer of Tirlán (formed 2022 from merger of Glanbia Co-op and Glanbia Ireland, 2021-2024)
• Chief Executive Officer of Glanbia Co-op and Glanbia Ireland (2017-2021)
• Chief Executive Officer of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (2005-2017)
• Operations Manager, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (2003-2005)
• Various senior management positions at Glanbia across finance, IT and business process (1984-2003)

What Jim Bergin could bring to FBD Holdings: Bergin's appointment brings deep expertise in cooperative governance, large-scale agribusiness transformation, and stakeholder management from his 40-year career in the Irish dairy sector. His experience overseeing €600 million in capital investments, managing boards with diverse member representation, and navigating complex co-operative structures positions him to provide strategic oversight of FBD's insurance operations and governance, particularly given his track record in driving organizational change and value creation in complex agricultural businesses.