The Board

Our activities are governed by a board of directors consisting of the CEOs eight largest UK milk co-operatives/milk processors, as well as elected board members representing farmers, smaller processors and bottled milk buyers.

Current Board members are:

• Robert Wiseman, Chairman, Robert Wiseman Dairies, Dairy UK Chairman
• Mark Allen, Chief Executive, Dairy Crest, Dairy UK Vice Chairman
• Neil Kennedy, Chief Executive, Milk Link, Dairy UK Vice Chairman
• Kate Allum, Chief Executive, First Milk, Dairy UK Honorary Treasurer
• Peter Lauritzen, Managing Director, Arla Foods UK
• Andy Smith, Group Managing Director, Lactalis McLelland
• Gharry Eccles, Chief Executive Officer, Müller UK
• Billy Keane, Robert Wiseman Dairies
• Bernard Plumb, BMB
• Dr David Dobbin CBE, Chief Executive, United Dairy Farmers
• James Neville, Chief Executive, Volac
• Rex Ward, Chairman, Farmers’ Forum
• Lyndon Edwards, Farmers’ Forum
• Jane Haywood, Chairman, Dairy UK Scotland
• Paul Vernon, Chairman, Dairy UK Northern Ireland