[Press Release] Christoph Büren reelected President of VIVESCIA

VIVESCIA’s Board of Directors, made up of 22 farmers elected by their peers, represents farmers, VIVESCIA Cooperative’s members, performing a supervisory role, setting targets and deciding on the strategic direction of the Cooperative Group and its manufacturing subsidiaries.

Christoph Büren, President of VIVESCIA Cooperative Group since 2017, was re-elected by the Board of Directors on Tuesday 6 January.

The Annual General Meeting on 16 December 2025 saw the election of Bertrand Languillat as board member (for the Champagne Val de Seine section) and the retirement of Jacky Goubault. VIVESCIA Group would like to take this opportunity to salute Jacky’s long-term commitment to the VIVESCIA Cooperative (as well as to Nouricia and the cooperatives that preceded it) and to our region’s farmers.
The members of the Board of Directors were also re-elected: Alban Collard, Nicolas Demoury (Vice-President), Damien Fosseprez, Marie Gailliot, Sylvain Hinschberger (Vice-President), Louis Jaillant (Secretary), Jean-Marc Longuet (Treasurer).
 

VIVESCIA’s 2026 Board of Directors: 

Cyril Barrois (Section president – Nord-Ardennes), Stéphane Borderieux (Section president - Coupetz Saint-Ouen), Aurélien Boyau, Alain Boynard (Section president – Vitry Perthois), Christoph Büren (President of VIVESCIA, Section president - Fère-Vertus), Eric Charle (Section president – Seine Brie Champagne), Alban Collard (President of the Centre region, Section president - Suippes-Valmy), Eric Courageot (Section president – Barrois), Alain Deketele (Section president – Revigny Somme-Yèvre), Nicolas Demoury (President of the Western region), Damien Fosseprez (President of the Northern region, Section president – Rethel), Marie Gailliot (Section president – Mazagran), Sylvain Hinschberger, Louis Jaillant, Emmanuel Joanot (Section president – Othe et Chaourçois), Bertrand Languillat (Section president – Champagne Val de Seine), Jean-Marc Longuet (President of the southern region, Section president - Côte des Bar), Jean-Philippe Mignot (Section president - Lacs et Briennois), Thierry Nice (Section president – Champicarde), Nicolas Perardel (Section president - Châlons- Vallée de Marne), Mickaël Portevin (Section president – Reims), Stéphane Schoumacher (Section president – Dormans), as well as Clément Regnault, intern board member – Châlons Vallée de Marne).  

Philippe Irlande (Human resources director for VIVESCIA Agriculture & Value chains) is the FCPE representative.
The employee representatives sitting on the Board of Directors are: Jean-Philippe Balland, Yann Bruguerolle, Nicolas Dethon, and Martial Peuziat.