Prof. Dr. Ynte Hein Schukken CEO
Nicola White
Managing Director
Diarmuid O Brien
Financial Controller
Margaret O Leary
Quality & HR Manager
Lorraine Richardson
Technical Manager
Amie O Donovan
Laboratory Analyst
Don O Driscoll
Driver
Prof. Dr. Ynte Hein Schukken CEO
Prof. Dr. Ynte Hein Schukken CEO
Prof. dr. Ynte Hein Schukken
CEO Royal GD
CEO Animal Health Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd
‘The combination of diagnostics and animal health expertise is what makes GD so unique. This enables us to offer products and services that not only improve animal health, but are also convenient for our customers and generate good financial returns.’
Dr. Ynte Schukken is Chief Executive Officer at Royal GD in Deventer, the Netherlands and a Professor of Management of Farm Animal Health at Wageningen University with a courtesy appointment as Professor of Farm Animal Disease Control Programs at the Veterinary College at Utrecht University. Dr. Schukken’s research approach is based on understanding epidemiology and pathobiology of the diseases and population dynamics of infectious diseases in animal populations and in application of epidemiological, statistical and mathematical methods to animal disease research. Ynte worked for many years at Quality Milk Production Services at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA. As an expert in bovine mastitis and infectious diseases he has published extensively in the peer reviewed and public literature. Ynte also has consulted on many dairy farms across the world and taught courses to groups of veterinarians, farmers and students.
Field of expertise: bovine mastitis, endemic infectious diseases of dairy farms, epidemiology, diagnostic tests, animal health programmes
Wim Kieftenbeld
Business Development Manager
Wim Kieftenbeld
Business Development Manager
Wim is based in Royal GD (Netherlands) and works closly with Animal Health Laboratories team in Bandon. He is a regular visitor to Ireland, attending conferences, meeting with vets and industry to ensure that AHL can offer the required services in the Veterinary Diagnostics Field.
Wim has a background in:
Wim has experience in the following;
Wim is always available to meet with clients for all projects in the veterinary field. From day to day testing to field trials, clinical studies and research.
Nicola White
Managing Director
Diarmuid O Brien
Financial Controller
Margaret O Leary
Quality & HR Manager
Lorraine Richardson
Technical Manager
John Finn B.Sc Biomedical Science
Technical Manager
John Finn B.Sc Biomedical Science
Technical Manager
John is responsible for ensuring that resources necessary to meet quality objectives are always available. He is responsible for the general day to day practical supervision and management of the Laboratory facilities, staff (Laboratory Technicians and Laboratory Assistants) and the services offered. He also provides technical guidance to staff and is one of the signatories who approves test reports. He is specifically responsible for the organisation of work priorities and schedules, supervision of tests and personnel undertaking tests.
John is also a beef farmer in his spare time with a passion for both Microbiology and Parisitology.
Amie O Donovan
Laboratory Analyst
Leah Buckley
BSc (Hons) in Agri Biosciences
Leah Buckley
BSc (Hons) in Agri Biosciences
Leah joined Animal Health Laboratories initially for work placement as part of her college course and we were delighted to employ Leah as she joined the workforce full time.
Leah in primarily located in our sample log in area where she is the first person to open, inspect and log each and every sample that is received into the laboratory on to our internal system.
Kay O Mahony
Recptionist/Administrator
Kay O Mahony
Recptionist/Administrator
Kay O Mahony joined our team in November 2021. Kay is one of our receptionists at our front desk here in Animal Health Laboratories.
Don O Driscoll
Driver