Board of Directors

William Kingston, Non - Executive Chairman

William Kingston is one of the four original founders of Kedco, joining the Board in January 2005 as Chairman. William operates one of the largest dairy farms in Ireland based in County Cork. William is also president of the Irish Grassland Association, a body focussed on research and dissemination of information to the Irish agricultural industry. William was a board member of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland from 2002 to 2006 and the West Cork Leader from 2005 to 2007.

Donal Buckley, Chief Executive Officer

Donal Buckley is one of the four original founders of Kedco. Since its incorporation in March 2005, Donal has played a key role in the development of the Company. Prior to his involvement with Kedco, Donal was a divisional manager with SWS Farm Services Limited, an Irish company specialising in wind energy. Donal graduated from University College Dublin in 1997 with a degree in Agricultural Science.

Gerry Madden, Executive Director of Finance

Gerry Madden joined Kedco in May 2007 as the Executive Director of Finance. Prior to this, Gerry operated his own consultancy practice between 1998 and 2007 advising companies on merger and acquisition activities. Gerry is currently a Non - Executive Director of Ecom Interaction Services Limited, a subsidiary of Newcourt plc. Gerry is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland having qualified as an accountant with KPMG in 1987. Gerry holds a degree in Commerce from University College Cork.

Edward Barrett, Non - Executive Director

Diarmuid Lynch, Non - Executive Director

Diarmuid Lynch is one of the four original founders of Kedco. Diarmuid operates one of the largest dairy farms in Ireland based in County Cork. From 1998 to 2000, Diarmuid served on the board of the Blackwater Trading Company, a group involved in the procurement of agricultural inputs, services and feedstock on behalf of farmers in the Blackwater region of Ireland.

Donal O'Sullivan, Non - Executive Director

Donal O’Sullivan joined the board of Kedco in August 2007. He was the Chairman and an Executive Director of Esso Ireland Limited between 1986 and 2001. He was also a Director of the Irish Petroleum Industry Association, the representative body of companies in Ireland engaged in the importation, distribution and marketing of petroleum products. Donal held the position of Managing Director of HOYER Ireland Limited and was a board member of HOYER in the UK from 2001 to 2006. HOYER Ireland is a subsidiary of HOYER GmbH, a company involved in the provision of specialist logistics services to the petroleum, chemical, gas and foodstuff sector.

Alf Smiddy, Non - Executive Director

Alf Smiddy joined the board of Kedco in May 2007 as a Non-Executive Director. Alf has worked for brewery firm Beamish & Crawford plc for 20 years until October 2008 and was latterly its Chairman and Managing Director. Alf is Chairman of the Irish Brewers Association and Plato Ireland Network Limited, an Irish business development network for small and medium sized enterprises. In addition, Alf is a Director of the Cork Airport Authority plc and the Cooperation Ireland Cork Committee. Alf holds a degree in Commerce from University College Cork and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, having qualified as an accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.