Danone appoints new Director Investor Relations

Danone, today, announced the appointment of Antoine Guttinger as Director Investor Relations as of August 1st 2010. Antoine succeeds Robin Jansen, who has decided to pursue new career opportunities outside Danone after having strongly contributed to the professionalization of Danone’s financial communication since his arrival in 2008.

Antoine will report to Pierre-André Térisse, Chief Financial Officer.

He started his career in 1995 in Controlling, first at the Paris Head Office within the Americas Department, then in Aguas Minerales SA, Argentina, in 1997. In 1998, he became Sales Manager at Villa Alpina SA in Argentina, before pursuing his career in Marketing as Product Manager for Danone France in 2000. In 2003, he joined Danone Springs of Eden in Switzerland as Business Control Director before being appointed as VP Finance of the HOD Mexico joint venture in 2006. Since 2008, Antoine Guttinger was VP Finance of Bonafont in Mexico.