Franck RIBOUD

Chairman of Danone

Franck Riboud, was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne, Switzerland. He entered the Groupe in 1980, and worked as the Director of Sales, Managing Director of Evian Mineral Waters. In 1992, Mr. RIBOUD was appointed head of Business Development for the Group, which set out to establish an international presence. In 1994, Mr. RIBOUD was named Executive Vice-President. In May 1996, Mr. RIBOUD was nominated Chairman and CEO of Danone. Starting from October 1, 2014, Mr. Riboud ceased to assume the responsibility of CEO, while remaining as Chairman of the Board. Franck RIBOUD is a Board Member of Renault, Lacoste and ONA. Moreover, he is member of Supervisory Board of Accor. Since 2007, Franck RIBOUD is Chairman of danone.communities, a fund focussing its investments on business projects with a significant social impact, whose main priority was to maximise benefits to society as a whole.