Senior Vice-President Milk Sustainability Africa, Danone

Emmanuel started his career in 1994 as a Strategy Consultants and joined Danone in 1998 as Strategic Planning Director.

He moved to Mexico in 2001 and was appointed Finance Director and later General Manager (GM) of water Home and Office delivery businesses.

In 2007, he was appointed GM, Danone Communities at the start of the Social Business Fund. In this role, he supported various Social Entrepreneurs in water and access to nutrition in emerging countries.

In 2012, he was appointed VP, Development with the responsibility for M&A projects and partnerships, focusing on emerging countries. In 2016, he became Senior Vice President, Strategy, with a particular focus on supporting Danone transformation.

In 2021 Emmanuel was appointed GM of Danone in South Africa.

In 2023 he became Senior Vice President Milk Africa with the objective to develop a sustainable strategy of Danone contributing to food sovereignty and farmers’ resilience in Africa in a context of climate change.

• STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE | Strengthening Producer Relations: The Key to Smarter Investments in African Agricultural Supply Chains
  (Thursday, May 16, 2024 / From 10:30 to 12:00)