McBride plc announced the following Board changes. The Board announced the appointment of Ludwig de Mot as Chief Executive Officer. He will join the Board of McBride plc on 1 November 2019 and will also join the Nomination Committee.

Ludwig, joins from ArcelorMittal where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Canadian mining operations. Ludwig is currently a non-executive director of VPK Packaging Group. With effect from Ludwig's commencement date, Chris Smith, currently Interim Chief Executive Officer, will resume his role as Chief Financial Officer.

Following the appointment of Ludwig as the new Chief Executive, John Coleman has decided not to seek re-election at the AGM on 22 October 2019 and will stand down as a Director and Chairman following the AGM.