Background
Franck Riboud was born on 7 November 1955 in Lyon. He is the son of Antoine Riboud, the previous Chief Executive Officer, who transformed the former European glassmaker Bachelor of science in nursing Group into a leading player in the food industry.
Education
Graduate in Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne.
Career
He serves as the chairman of Groupe Danone. He attended the Ampère High-school (Lycée Ampère) in Lyon, and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Riboud took over the reins at Danone from his father in 1996, although his family only spoke for 1% of Danone"s share capital at the time.
He is on the board of directors for Renault Société Anonyme. He also sits on the board of directors of the Consumer Goods Forum.