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Beneo Hires Olivier Roques as CEO

Roques will bring three decades of experience in the international ingredients industry to his new role.

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By: Mike Montemarano

Associate Editor, Nutraceuticals World

Roques has an engineering degree in agronomics and a Master’s degree in business administration, and brings more than three decades of experience in the international ingredients industry to the new role.

He began his career in the dairy and flavor industries, followed by more than 20 years n leadership roles in the U.S. and Europe at Agrana Fruit, with positions in sales, food safety and quality, and new product development. Roques was CEO at Agrana Fruit Europe ahead of his present role.

Roques will oversee all sales and marketing as Beneo’s new chief sales officer, succeeding Dominic Speleers. His appointment comes at a time when Beneo’s portfolio of plant-based functional ingredients is diversifying.

“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,” Roques said. “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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