Beneo, a manufacturer of functional ingredients for food, feed and pharma, has appointed Olivier Roques as CEO and new member of its Executive Board of Directors — effective from June 1, 2024.
Olivier brings more than three decades of experience within the international ingredients industry to this new role.
He started his career in the dairy and flavour industries, followed by more than twenty years in leadership roles in the USA and Europe at Agrana Fruit — a manufacturer of fruit preparations. This included positions in sales, food safety and quality and new product development, as well as his most recent role as CEO.
Olivier will also be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing as Beneo’s new Chief Sales Officer, succeeding Dominic Speleers.
Olivier commented: “I’m really looking forward to working with the people and products of Beneo. The portfolio supports the company’s purpose to contribute to better nutrition and health. We will continue to create strategic partnerships with our customers around the globe and adapt to their market needs."
“Our customers value both the sound science supporting our ingredients, as well as the expert know-how and quality we offer them along the entire value chain. I have found a great group of colleagues eager to accelerate our development in that direction, giving me confidence that Beneo will further strengthen this unique chain of expertise to support our customers’ products.”
