Management Profile
Raymond Coyle - Chief Executive Officer
Raymond Coyle, founder and owner, is Chief Executive Officer of Largo Foods.
Maurice Hickey - Managing Director
Maurice Hickey joined Largo Foods as Managing Director in late February 2007 having been a non-executive director of the company since 2005.
Prior to joining Largo Foods, Maurice had been Chief Financial Officer of a number of public and private companies - Trintech Group plc, Bio-Medical Research Limited, Trinity Biotech plc and the Imari Group. He holds a BBS from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tim Cremen - Company Secretary and Director
Tim Cremen, joined the board of Largo Foods in 1989 as a non executive director before taking up his current role as Company Secretary and Director.
Tim Cremen trained as an accountant with Grant Thornton and worked in accountancy practice for a number of years.
John Donnelly - Operations Director
John Donnelly is currently Operations Director of Largo Foods with overall responsibility for Manufacturing, Quality and New Product Development.
John holds a Diploma in Chemistry (DIT), a Masters Degree in Applied Food Science (UCD) and a Diploma in Strategic Management (UCC). He is also a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Chartered Chemist
Prior to joining Largo Foods, John worked in Cadbury Ireland International, Meat Ingredients and Tayto Ltd.
John O'Connor - Commercial Director
John O'Connor is currently Commercial Director with Largo Foods. John has spent the past 26 years in the FMCG sector.
Prior to joining Largo Foods, John held a Commercial Director position with Tayto Ltd. He has also held positions as Sales Director with Glanbia, Head of Sales at C&C's wines & spirits division, Grants.
Rita Kirwan - Marketing Director
Rita Kirwan, Marketing Director manages the marketing for the iconic Tayto, King and Hunky Dorys brands.
Rita is a graduate of Trinity College BESS Degree. Rita spent 7 years with Pernod Ricard, the number 2 Global Drinks Company with 4 years in their New York and Chicago offices working in various marketing positions. Following on she transferred back to the Dublin office in Irish Distillers as Regional Manager for North America.