Franck Riboud

Franck Ribuud serves as Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors at Danone. He also serves as Board Member at RAISE. He is a graduate of the cole Polytechnique Fedrale de Lausanne. He joined the Group in 1981, where he held successive positions through 1989 in management control, sales and marketing. After serving as Head of Sales at Heudebert, in September 1989 he was appointed to head up the department responsible for the integration and development of new companies in the Biscuits branch. He was involved in the most significant acquisition, at that time, completed by a French group in the United States, namely the acquisition of Nabisco's European activities by BSN. In July 1990, he was appointed General Manager of Socit des Eaux Minrales d'vian. In 1992, Franck RIBOUD became Head of Danone's Development Department. Danone then launched its international diversification marked by increased development in Asia and Latin America and through the creation of an Export Department. In 1994, BSN changed its name to Danone in order to become a global brand. From May 2, 1996 to September 30, 2014, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Danone. Following the separation of offices, he became Chairman of Danone's Board of Directors on October 1, 2014.