Christophe Bonduelle

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Christophe Bonduelle
BornDecember 14, 1959
NationalityFrench
Alma mater EDHEC Business School
SpouseIsabelle Simon
Children4
Parent(s)Félix Bonduelle
Bernadette Lemesre

Christophe Bonduelle (born December 14, 1959) is a French heir and businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Bonduelle.

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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]

Personal life

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

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