Franck Riboud
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Franck Riboud born 7 December 1955 in Lyon
, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Danone
. He is the son of Antoine Riboud, the previous CEO, who transformed the former European glassmaker BSN Group into a leading player in the food industry.
He is on the Board of Directors for Renault
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in Switzerland.
Riboud took over the reins at Danone from his father in 1996, although his family only spoke for 1% of Danone's share capital at the time.
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Danone
Groupe Danone
Groupe Danone is a French food-products multinational corporation based in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It claims world leadership in fresh dairy products, marketed under the corporate name, and also in bottled water...
. He is the son of Antoine Riboud, the previous CEO, who transformed the former European glassmaker BSN Group into a leading player in the food industry.
He is on the Board of Directors for Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
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Biography
He attended the Ampère High-school (Lycée Ampère) in Lyon, and the École polytechnique fédérale de LausanneÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
in Switzerland.
Riboud took over the reins at Danone from his father in 1996, although his family only spoke for 1% of Danone's share capital at the time.