Directors and Secretary
D.V. McCann
Chairman, BCL
David McCann joined the Group in 1986, having previously
practised as a partner in a leading Dublin law firm. He became
Managing Director in 1989 with responsibility for the Group’s
operations. He was appointed Chief Executive in 1995 and
became Chairman on 30 December 2006. He is a member of
the nomination committee.
C. Bos
Chief Operating Officer
Coen Bos was a merchant navy ship’s master and active at
sea until 1983. He subsequently joined Velleman & Tas BV
in Holland and was its Banana Marketing Director when it
was acquired by Fyffes in 1994. He was appointed Managing
Director of the Group’s Tropical Produce division in 2000. He
was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2006 and to the
position of Chief Operating Officer on 30 December 2006.
T.G. Murphy
Finance Director, B Comm, FCA
Tom Murphy joined the Group in 1990. He has held a number
of senior accounting positions in Fyffes and was appointed to
the position of deputy Managing Director and Finance Director
of the Group’s Tropical Produce division in 2000. He was
appointed to the Board as Finance Director on 2 January 2007.
J.D. McCourt
Non-Executive, MA, MBA
Declan McCourt was appointed to the Board in 2003 and
is a member of the audit, compensation and nomination
committees. He is Chief Executive of automobile distributor,
the OHM Group. He is a member of the Court of Bank
of Ireland, a director of Blackrock International Land plc,
Chairman of the Mater Hospital Foundation and a director of
a number of other companies.
Dr. P.F. deV. Clüver
Non-Executive, MBChB, ChM, MD, PhD
Dr Paul Clüver was appointed to the Board in 1999 and is a
member of the audit committee. He is Chairman of Capespan
Group Holdings Limited in South Africa. He is also Chairman
of the Company of Wine People in South Africa. He is a
trustee of the Worldwide Fund for Nature SA and Chairman
of the Council of the University of Stellenbosch.
J.M. O’Dwyer
Non-Executive, LLB
James O’Dwyer was appointed to the Board in 2007 and is a
member of the compensation committee. He is former Chairman
of Arthur Cox, the leading Dublin based law firm. He is admitted
to practice at the New York State Bar. He is a director of
Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) plc and Stafford Holdings Limited.
J.P. Tolan
Non-Executive, B Comm, FCA
Jimmy Tolan joined Fyffes in 1990. He managed the Group’s
acquisitions team from 1993. He was appointed to the Board
as Corporate Development Director in 1999 and became Chief
Executive on 30 December 2006. He resigned as Chief Executive
on 30 April 2008 to take up the position of Chief Executive of Vhi
Healthcare but remains a non executive director of Fyffes plc.
S.P. Keenan
Company Secretary, B Comm, FCA
Seamus Keenan joined Fyffes in 1995 from KPMG. He has
held a number of senior financial positions in the Group
including Group Financial Controller and Investor Relations
Manager. He was appointed Company Secretary in 2006.
