Christophe Bonduelle
Christophe Bonduelle (born December 14, 1959) is a French heir and businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Bonduelle.
Christophe Bonduelle | |
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Born | December 14, 1959 |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | EDHEC Business School |
Spouse | Isabelle Simon |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Félix Bonduelle Bernadette Lemesre |
Early life
Christophe Bonduelle was born on December 14, 1959, in Renescure, France.[1][2] His father, Félix Bonduelle, was a Commercial Director of Bonduelle.[1] His mother was Bernadette Lemesre.[3] He has two brothers, Benoit and Marc, and two sisters, Veronique and Charlotte.[3] Louis Bonduelle-Dalle, his paternal great-great-grandfather, co-founded Bonduelle with Louis Lesaffre-Roussel in 1853.[4]
Bonduelle graduated from the EDHEC Business School in 1982.[5]
Career
Bonduelle started his business career Map Conseils, followed by the Imprimerie Hemmerlé.[2]
Bonduelle joined the family business, Bonduelle, in 1985.[1] He was the manager of its factory in Beauvais.[1] He later opened branches in Spain and Portugal.[1] He has served as its chairman since 2001 and as its chief executive officer since 2005.[2][6][7] He established the Louis Bonduelle Foundation to promote the consumption of vegetables in 2005.[2] Five years later, in 2010, he opened a new factory in Brazil.[2]
Bonduelle has served on the board of directors of the Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (ANIA) since 2005.[8] He was the 2011 recipient of the "Chaptal 2011 de l'industrie" award from the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale.[2]
In 2009, he had an estimated wealth of Euro 261 million.[2]
References
- Alexandre Lenoir, La saga d'une gros se légume, L'Express, July 13, 2007
- Christophe Bonduelle, Libre Service Actualités, May 18, 2011
- Christophe Bonduelle, GeneaNet
- 160 ans, mais toujours aussi jeune: Christophe Bonduelle – Bonduelle Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, EY
- Les barons de la bourse: Christophe Bonduelle, Zone Bourse
- Christophe Bonduelle, Bloomberg Business
- Bonduelle: Board of Directors
- "Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires: Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-05-30.