Kilkenny man Kieran Conroy appointed MD of Nestle ireland

Kilkenny man Kieran Conroy appointed MD of Nestle ireland

Nestlé has appointed Kieran Conroy as the new country manager for Ireland, in a move which will see him assume responsibility for Nestlé Ireland’s operations and its comprehensive portfolio of products across the coffee, hot beverages, confectionery, petcare, nutrition and food categories.

Kieran Conroy has over 20 years’ experience in the FMCG and pharma sectors. He has held a variety of senior management and leadership roles in Nestlé UK & Ireland. He previously held the position of head of sales, becoming a director of Nestlé Ireland whilst also sitting on the Nestlé UK & Ireland sales leadership team. With a background of senior roles in sales, category and brand management within the FMCG and retail pharmacy sector, Conroy has been with Nestlé for over 13 years, joining as a customer business manager while during his career he also served as country category manager for Purina Ireland.

“It is a very exciting time to take responsibility for leading the Nestlé business in Ireland at the world’s largest food & beverage company,” Kieran Conroy said of his new role.

“I am excited to continue to work closely with our world-class team based in Citywest, together with our valued customers, to delight our consumers with our amazing brand propositions such as Nescafé, Starbucks, KitKat, Smarties, Felix, Bakers, SMA and Carnation,” he added.

“I am equally passionate about working with all of our stakeholders to, progress the nutrition, health and wellness agenda in Ireland and deliver our sustainability objectives including our global ambition to half carbon emissions by 2030.”