Olivier Rigaud was appointed Chief Executive Officer at the extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in August 2019.
His current term of office runs from 2019 – 2023.
He is also Chairman Board of Management and a member of the Executive Committee.
Olivier Rigaud was CEO of Naturex, a global natural specialty ingredients company for the Food & Beverage, Nutrition & Health and Personal Care industries. Before joining Corbion, Mr. Rigaud successfully finalized the sale of Naturex to Givaudan.
Prior to that, Mr. Rigaud worked for specialty ingredients company Tate & Lyle for 14 years, in Belgium, France and London.
Mr. Rigaud started his career at Amylum, a starch and sweetener company, where he held sales and marketing roles in France and Belgium.
Mr. Rigaud holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Marseille.
Olivier Rigaud holds the French nationality and was born in 1964.