Christophe Bonduelle

Christophe Bonduelle
Born December 14, 1959
Renescure, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Nationality French
Alma mater EDHEC Business School
Net worth Euro 261 million (2009)[1]
Spouse(s) Isabelle Simon
Children 4
Parent(s) Félix Bonduelle
Bernadette Lemesre

Christophe Bonduelle (born 1959) is a French heir and businessman. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bonduelle.

Early life

Christophe Bonduelle was born on December 14, 1959 in Renescure, France.[2][1] His father, Félix Bonduelle, was a Commercial Director of Bonduelle.[2] 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.[1]

Bonduelle joined the family business, Bonduelle, in 1985.[2] He was the manager of its factory in Beauvais.[2] He later opened branches in Spain and Portugal.[2] He has served as its Chairman since 2001 and as its Chief Executive Officer since 2005.[1][6][7] He established the Louis Bonduelle Foundation to promote the consumption of vegetables in 2005.[1] Five years later, in 2010, he opened a new factory in Brazil.[1]

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.[1]

In 2009, he had an estimated wealth of Euro 261 million.[1]

Personal life

Bonduelle is married to Isabelle Simon.[1] They have four children.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Christophe Bonduelle, Libre Service Actualités, May 18, 2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alexandre Lenoir, La saga d'une gros se légume, L'Express, July 13, 2007
  3. 1 2 Christophe Bonduelle, GeneaNet
  4. ↑ 160 ans, mais toujours aussi jeune: Christophe Bonduelle – Bonduelle, EY
  5. ↑ Les barons de la bourse: Christophe Bonduelle, Zone Bourse
  6. ↑ Christophe Bonduelle, Bloomberg Business
  7. ↑ Bonduelle: Board of Directors
  8. ↑ Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires: Board of Directors
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