Dairy UK appoints Mark Allen as its new chairman

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Dairy UK has appointed Mark Allen as chairman of Dairy UK. Allen, previously vice-chairman of Dairy UK, succeeds the Rt Hon David Curry MR chairman of Dairy UK for the last four years. Allen, Chief Executive of Dairy Crest, said: "It is a great privilege to become chairman of the organisation that is the voice of the dairy industry and I look forward to serving the interests of the whole industry and Dairy UK members. "Dairy UK is now in its fifth year and now a well established representative organisation. Our industry is constantly evolving and I'm sure that Dairy UK will continue to speak as a cross industry body with clarity and authority in the years to come. "On behalf of everyone at Dairy UK I would like to thank David Curry for the great contribution he made to Dairy UK over the last four years." Jim Begg, Dairy UK Director General said: "As Dairy UK has established itself more firmly, and the dairy supply chain has evolved significantly in recent years, our board felt that the time was right to appoint an industry chairman. "We will continue to represent the interests of farmers and processors with equal vigour and farmers will continue to sit as directors on our board.