Seamus Kearney has decided to “step back” as chief executive of Valeo, one of Ireland’s biggest food groups, after the business was acquired by Bain Capital in May 2021. In a statement this evening, Valeo Foods said that Ronald Kers, an experienced European food sector executive, will become chief executive of Valeo in the summer of 2023. Kers was previously chief executive with 2 Sisters Food Group, a large subsidiary of privately-owned Boparan Holdings, and a former executive with the Mueller Group. “In his time at both groups Ronald has developed a uniquely broad set of capabilities that span category,…

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