Jacques Vincent

Background

Vincent, Jacques was born in 1946.

Education

Degree in Economic, Stanford University. Engineering degree, Ecole Centrale de Paris. Master of Science, Stanford University.

Career

Vice president, Fresh Dairy Products division Groupe Danone, general manager, France, Germany, Italy and United States, chief operating officer, since 1998. Chairman Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon. Board directors Cereplast, Inc., United States, Yakult Honsa Company Ltd., Japan, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, since 2007, Syngenta, Switzerland.

Vice chairman Groupe Danone, 1998.

Achievements

• Jacques Vincent has been listed as a noteworthy food products executive by Marquis Who's Who.