Directors and Secretary
D.V. McCann
Chairman, BCL
David McCann joined Fyffes in 1986, having previously qualified as a solicitor and 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 Chairman on 30 December 2006.
C. Bos
Chief Operating Officer
Coen Bos was a merchant navy ship’s master and was 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 1996. He was appointed to the position of Managing Director of the Group’s Tropical Produce division in 2000. He was appointed to the board of directors of Fyffes in 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 Fyffes in 1990 from Coca Cola. He has held a number of
senior accounting positions in Fyffes. He was appointed to the position
of Finance Director and deputy Managing Director of the Group’s Tropical
Produce division in 2000. He was appointed to the board of directors of
Fyffes as Finance Director on 2 January 2007.
J.D. McCourt
Non-Executive, MA, MBA
Declan McCourt was appointed to the board of directors of Fyffes in 2003. He is Chief Executive of automobile distributor, the OHM Group. He qualified as a barrister. He is a member of the Court of Bank of Ireland, a director of Dublin Docklands Development Authority, 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 Cluver was appointed to the board of directors of Fyffes in 1999. He is Chairman of Capespan Pty Limited in South Africa. He is also Chairman of Unifruco, Vinfruco and Kromco in South Africa. He is a trustee of the Worldwide Fund for Nature SA.
J M O’Dwyer
Non-Executive, LLB
James O’Dwyer was co-opted to the board of directors of Fyffes on 19 September 2007. He is a consultant with Arthur Cox, the leading Dublin based law firm, having previously been Chairman and senior partner of the firm for approximately fourteen years until his retirement from those positions in 2006. Prior to that, he was managing partner of the firm for almost two decades. He is admitted to practice at the New York State Bar and is a member of the boards of Stafford Holdings Ltd and the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business. Prior to its acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners, he was also a director of Jefferson Smurfit Group plc.
J.P. Tolan
Non-Executive Director, B Comm, FCA
Jimmy Tolan joined Fyffes in 1990 from KPMG. He managed the Group’s acquisitions team from 1993. He was appointed to the board of directors of Fyffes as Corporate Development Director in 1999 and Chief Executive on 30 December 2006. He resigned from this role on 30 April 2008 to become Chief Executive of Vhi Healthcare, but remains on the Board of Fyffes as a non-executive director.
S.P. Keenan
Company Secretary, B Comm, FCA
Seamus Keenan joined Fyffes in 1995 from KPMG. He has held a number of senior positions in the Group. He will continue on in his roles of Group Financial Controller and Investor Relations Manager. He was appointed Company Secretary in 4 September 2006.
