Emmanuel Manichon becomes a member of Avril's Executive Committee
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Drawing on his experience leading large international groups, Emmanuel Manichon's mission will be to further develop Avril's activities in two of its strategic priorities, namely consumer goods and renewable energies, while at the same time enhancing the performance of the food processing industry, in close collaboration with upstream agricultural activities.
In close collaboration with the General Managers of each of the business units, he will assist in developing their respective local markets as well as internationally, in line with the Group's ambition of becoming the leader in plant processing serving the agricultural, food, and environmental transitions. He will also ensure that the commitments related to Avril's purpose: Serving the Earth, are put into action.
This appointment is effective as of November 2, 2022.
Aged 55, Emmanuel (AgroParisTech) previously held marketing, sales, export, industrial, and general management positions in leading industrial groups including Nestlé, Eckes-Granini, and Lactalis.
About Avril
5th largest agri-food group in France, Avril is the industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector. Created by the agricultural world, the Group develops innovative, healthy and sustainable solutions to feed people and animals, and accelerate the decarbonization of the planet. Its purpose, Serving the Earth, guides its actions, in line with its ambition to become by 2030 the leader in plant transformation, serving the agricultural, food and environmental transitions.
In addition to its historic role as an investor, the Group is now a manufacturer firmly rooted in plant processing, from seed to processed product. Active in human food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energies and green chemistry, it deploys a portfolio of activities that are all leaders in their markets.
Strengthened by this link with the French farm, Avril has based its growth over the past 40 years on a unique value-creation model: it reinvests all its profits in the dynamics of the industry and its development in France and abroad.
Present in 19 countries with nearly 7,500 employees at 69 industrial sites and sales offices, Avril achieved sales of 8 billion euros in 2023.
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