Unprecedented governance

Limagrain's Executive Committee

Divisional VPs

Emmanuel Aimond – VP for the Bakery Products Division

Joined the Group in 2008. VP for the Bakery Products Division and member of the Executive Committee since 2008. Business school and HEC (Higher Commercial Studies) graduate.

Damien Bourgarel – VP for the Cereal Ingredients Division and the Limagrain Agro-Productions Division

Joined the Group in 2008. VP for the Cereal Ingredients Division since 2008 and VP for the Limagrain Agro-Productions Division since 2010. Member of the Executive Committee since 2009. Graduate of Polytechnique and ENSMP (Higher National School of Mines, Paris).

Jean-Christophe Gouache – VP for the Vegetable Seeds Division

Joined the Group in 1981. VP for the Vegetable Seeds Division since 2007. Member of the Executive Committee since 1998. Graduate of INA-PG (National Agronomic Institute of Paris-Grignon).

Alain Perrin – VP for the Field Seeds Division

Joined the Group in 1999. VP for the Field Seeds Division since 2007. Member of the Executive Committee since 2004. Polytechnique graduate and Engineer, IGREF (Rural engineering, water, forestry), PhD in science.

General Management

Emmanuel Rougier – Deputy CEO

Joined the Group in 1976. Deputy CEO since 2007. Member of the Executive Committee since 1989. Graduate of ESSEC Business School.

Daniel Chéron – CEO

Holding VPs

Antoine Colombo – Corporate VP for Strategy and Development

Joined the Group in 1999. VP for Strategy and Development since 2009. Member of the Executive Committee since 2005. Graduated as a chartered accountant.

Daniel Jacquemond – Chief Financial Officer

Joined the Group in 1986. Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee since 2003. Graduate of ESCP (European School of Management).

Arnaud Deltour – Corporate VP for Human Resources and the Garden Products Division

Joined the Group in 1989. VP for Human Resources and member of the Executive Committee since 2008 and VP for the Garden Products Division since 2010. Graduate of ENSAIA (National School for Agronomy and Food Science).

Daniel Chéron – CEO

A graduate in economics from the University of Orléans (France), Daniel Chéron joined Limagrain in 1976 as treasurer in a distribution company based in Lyon. Then in 1979, he joined the Vegetable Seeds Division in Vilmorin SA, with the position of CFO and Assistant General Manager. In 1988, he moved over to the Field Seeds Division and became General Manager of the German subsidiary. In 1993, he joined the head office in Auvergne (France) becoming VP for the Agro Industry Division. In 1996, he was appointed Deputy CEO. From 2004 to 2006, he was CEO delegate of Vilmorin & Cie. In 2006, he became the CEO for Groupe Limagrain.