Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Niall Anderton as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director succeeding Noel Keeley who will retire from the business at the end of this year.
Niall Anderton brings a wealth of commercial experience from his previous roles across the international retail landscape. He joins Musgrave Group on May 1st from Alimentation Couche-Tard (Circle-K) where he most recently served as Global SVP Strategy & Transformation and a member of the Global Executive. Headquartered in Canada, Alimentation Couche-Tard is the second-largest convenience retailer worldwide with 17,300 stores across 29 countries. Niall joined Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2015 following the acquisition of Topaz in Ireland, where he served as CFO and CEO, and subsequently as Senior Vice President Operations Europe. He previously held senior management positions with Primark and Telefonica 02, having qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG.
Commenting on the appointment of Niall Anderton as incoming CEO, Nicky Hartery, Chairman, Musgrave Group said, “Niall brings a wealth of experience and strong leadership to our team at Musgrave and is exceptionally well placed to guide the business forward in an era of considerable opportunity. As one of Europe’s leading family-owned businesses, we know that Niall will play a pivotal role in building the future of our business for the continued benefit of our customers, colleagues, shareholders and communities”.
Commenting on the retirement of Noel Keeley, Hartery said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Noel Keeley for his immense contribution and dedication, which has helped position the business strongly for the future. During his 22 years with the business Noel has held many roles. He became CEO in 2020 and navigated his first few months as CEO exceptionally well considering the immense challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The board and I would like to acknowledge the role Noel played in leading the business, driving growth across all our brands, strengthening the culture of our business and setting us up for substantive growth and transformation in the years ahead. We wish him the very best for his retirement”.
