Bonduelle - Arrival of Xavier Unkovic as CEO of the Bonduelle Group
22 Maggio 2023 - 06:00PM
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Bonduelle - Arrival of Xavier Unkovic as CEO of the Bonduelle Group
BONDUELLE
A French SCA (Partnership Limited by Shares) with
a capital of 57 102 699,50 Euros
Head Office: La Woestyne 59173 Renescure,
France
Registered under number: 447 250 044
(Dunkerque Commercial and Companies Register)
Villeneuve d’Ascq, May 22nd 2023
Arrival of Xavier Unkovic as CEO of the
Bonduelle Group
The Bonduelle Group announces the appointment of
Xavier Unkovic as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. This
appointment will take effect on June 1, 2023. Until that date,
Christophe Bonduelle, Chairman of the Board of Directors, will be
responsible for the Group's general management.
Christophe Bonduelle, non-executive Chairman of
the Board of Directors, states :
« The Board of Directors and I are
convinced that in the demanding environment in which the company is
evolving, Xavier Unkovic will successfully lead the next stage of
Bonduelle's profitable development. Xavier Unkovic held senior
management positions in the United States for 23 years, first with
the Mars Group and then with Amy's kitchen, which he turned around
and developed. »
Xavier Unkovic states:
« I am honored to join and soon lead the
Bonduelle Group. It is a company for which I have always had great
admiration and respect for its pioneering and entrepreneurial
spirit, its ambition and its mission. I look forward to working
with all the employees, the Executive Committee and the Board, in
close collaboration with the Chairman, to meet the challenges
facing Bonduelle and to write the next chapter of the Group's
development. »
Biographical details
Xavier Unkovic has 30 years of experience in the
development of consumer goods businesses in the American, European
and Asian markets. After starting his career in finance, sales and
marketing, he became CEO of Royal Canin in the United States in
2000 and then in Canada in 2003. Xavier Unkovic then headed the
Mars Group's Beverages division in 2010 for North America, and then
for the world as of 2013. In 2017, he became President and CEO of
Amy's Kitchen, a BCorp-certified californian company that markets a
range of organic prepared meals. Since 2021, Xavier Unkovic has
been the CEO of the French company NAOS, a major player in skin
care and health, under the brands Bioderma, Institut Esthederm and
Etat Pur.
About the Bonduelle Group:We want to inspire the
transition to plant-based food, to contribute to the well-being of
Man and the preservation of the planet. We are a French family
business with 12,000 employees and we have been innovating with our
farming partners since 1853. Our ready-to-use products are grown on
70,000 hectares and marketed in 100 countries, with sales of €2,203
million. Our 4 brands are Bonduelle, Cassegrain, Globus and Ready
Pac Bistro.
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