Olivier Roques appointed CEO of BENEO

 BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for food, feed, and pharma, is pleased to announce the appointment of Olivier Roques as CEO and a new member of its Executive Board of Directors at BENEO GmbH, effective from 1st June 2024.

With an engineering degree in agronomics and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, 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 flavor industries, followed by more than twenty years in leadership roles in the USA and Europe at Agrana Fruit, a world-leading manufacturer of fruit preparations. This included positions in sales, food safety and quality, and new product development. Prior to his new role at BENEO, Olivier was positioned as CEO of Agrana Fruit Europe.

In addition to being BENEO’s new CEO, Olivier will also be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing as BENEO’s new Chief Sales Officer, succeeding Dominic Speleers. His appointment comes at a pivotal time as BENEO’s product portfolio of plant-based functional ingredients continues to grow in diversity.

Commenting on his new role, Olivier said: “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.”

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BENEO has long-term experience in developing and producing plant-based functional ingredients from natural sources for the food, feed, and pharmaceutical industries. By supporting health and optimizing taste and texture, they help improve the nutritional and technical properties of a wide variety of products.

Through a unique chain of expertise, BENEO offers customers advice and inspiration on new product ideas that support a healthy lifestyle in a holistic way. This includes the BENEO-Institute which provides decisive insights into nutrition science and legislation, and the BENEO-Technology Center which consults in application technology.

Formed in 2007, BENEO is active in over 80 countries, employs more than 1000 people, and has six state-of-the-art production sites in Belgium, Chile, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands that deliver high-quality ingredients at all times.

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