Olivier Rigaud nominated to succeed Tjerk de Ruiter as CEO of Corbion
June 24 2019 - 1:00AM
Corbion today announced that the
Supervisory Board has nominated Olivier Rigaud to succeed Tjerk de
Ruiter as CEO of Corbion. Tjerk de Ruiter will hand over his
responsibilities as of 8 August 2019 after the presentation of the
H1 results the day before. An Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on 5 August 2019 for Olivier Rigaud's
appointment by the shareholders. Upon his appointment, Olivier
Rigaud will form the Board of Management of Corbion together with
Eddy van Rhede van der Kloot who will continue as CFO (his current
term runs until May 2022), a position he has held since
2014.
Olivier Rigaud, a French national with a Master's
degree in Chemistry, brings deep knowledge and insight in the
ingredients markets globally. He has operated in the sector for
nearly 30 years, in significant leadership roles at Tate & Lyle
and most recently as CEO at Naturex, until it was acquired by
Givaudan in 2018. He has a solid track record of driving growth,
profitability and shareholder value in a sustainable way, and
transforming technologies into successful innovative products.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Mathieu Vrijsen
said: "On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to welcome
Olivier to Corbion. We are delighted he will join Corbion, and
convinced he will be able to successfully lead Corbion through the
next stage of its development as an innovative sustainable
ingredient solutions company. We would also like to express our
gratitude to Tjerk who has led Corbion since 2014 and delivered
great results not only in raising the performance of Corbion in
terms of profitability and growth, but also in creating one culture
from separate businesses."
Corbion CEO Tjerk de Ruiter added: "It has been my
privilege to lead Corbion during its foundational years, together
with an excellent leadership team and great colleagues across the
world. I am proud of the progress we have together made, building
our position as a leader in its industries, innovative and
sustainable in its practices, and last but not least creating value
for its shareholders. Corbion today is a global company, with a
strong focus on customers and with a clear eye for our people and
their development, and with sustainability close at heart. I am
looking forward to introducing Olivier to many of my colleagues
across Corbion in the transition period."
Tjerk de Ruiter will work closely with Olivier
Rigaud to ensure a smooth transition and will remain available as
advisor to Corbion until mid-May 2020 (when his contract of
assignment expires).
Corbion has published on its website the agenda
together with the explanatory notes for the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders meeting to be held on 5 August 2019.
Note to
Editors:
Olivier Rigaud
(54) led Naturex, a global natural specialty ingredients company
for the Food and Beverage, Nutrition and Health and Personal Care
industries, as CEO until the company was sold to Givaudan. In the
role, since 2014 he restored company growth and profitability,
doubling the EBITDA margin over 4 years. Prior to that, he worked
for specialty ingredients company Tate & Lyle for 14 years, in
Belgium, France and London. He started his career at Amylum, a
starch and sweetener company, where he held sales and marketing
roles in France and Belgium. Mr. Rigaud, who is a French national,
holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of
Marseille. He is married and has grown up children.
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Source: Corbion via Globenewswire
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