Press release

Arthur Fearnall appointed to the Arla Foods amba board

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Arthur Fearnall has been appointed to the Arla Foods amba board, with immediate effect.

The appointment was made during an extraordinary meeting of the UK Area Forum, which comprises 94 British elected representatives.

Arthur will join Johnnie Russell as the two UK Board of Directors who represent the interests of UK members on the 15 strong farmer board, in overseeing the management of the Arla Foods amba cooperative. Johnnie Russell has held the position since October 2012.

Arthur will continue to sit on the UK Arla Farmers Cooperative (UKAF) Board as well as the UK Area Council.

Arthur has been a member of the Arla Foods amba Board of Representative since 2014. Since 2016 he has been a UKAF board director and a member of the UK Area Council. He is also chair of the Arla Morrisons Farmer Committee and works closely with Arla’s management team on a number of projects including being a member of the Brexit Farmer Taskforce.

Arthur is also the chairman of the Dairy UK Farmers Forum as well as being a board member of the Dairy UK and Dairy Council board.Previously a Nuffield Scholar, Arthur is a eight generation dairy farmer on his family farm in Chester.

Commenting on his appointment, Arthur Fearnall said:“I am absolutely delighted to have received the support of Arla’s UK elected representatives and am looking forward to taking up this challenging but exciting role, working for the good of Arla’s 11,400 farmer owners in what is currently a volatile market environment.”

Commenting on the appointment, Åke Hantoft, chairman of the Arla Foods amba board, said: “2018 is a strategically important year for Arla and I look forward to welcoming Arthur to the board, when we meet later this month.”

Arla Foods is a global dairy company and co-operative owned by 11,200 dairy farmers with circa 2,500 of whom are British.

Dating back to 1881, Arla’s purpose is to secure the highest value for its farmers’ milk, while creating opportunities for their growth. With production facilities in 11 countries and sales offices in a further 30, Arla is the world’s fifth largest dairy company and largest supplier of organic dairy products. Arla has a total of more than 18,000 colleagues and its products are sold under the well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak® and Castello® in more than 100 countries.

Arla Foods UK is the largest dairy company in the country and is home to leading dairy brands Anchor®, Arla Cravendale®, and Arla Lactofree® with a turnover of €2.9 billion. The UK is largest market within the Europe Zone, contributing 35% of the zone’s turnover and also comprises 25% of the Group revenue.

As well as being a leading supplier of fresh milk, number one in butter, spreads and cream, Arla is the UK’s largest cheese manufacturer. It has also built the world’s largest fresh milk facility located at Aylesbury that later this year will become the first net zero carbon site of its kind. The UK business has a team of approximately 3,500 colleagues located at its dairies, creameries, distribution centres and head office.

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