 | Bernard Hours
Deputy General Manager (Directeur Général Délégué)
Bernard Hours, (1956), graduated from HEC. Prior to joining Danone, he began his career at Unilever in 1979 as a Brand Manager. He joined Danone in 1985, firstly at Kronenbourg as Marketing Manager. Then in 1990 he became the Marketing Director of Danone France. Following this he became successively President of Danone Hungary, Danone Germany and LU. In November 2001, he was appointed Vice President of the Dairy Division, then President of the Dairy Division worldwide in March 2002. In January 2008, he was appointed Co-Chief Operating Officer of Danone, responsible for the Company’s four operational business lines : Fresh Dairy Products, Waters, Baby Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. He is member of the Executive Committee of Danone. |
