Career:
January 2019 - Jean-Luc is appointed Managing Director of VIVESCIA Agriculture
2014 - Nealia - General Manager
2012 - VIVESCIA - Director of “Activités Agricoles”
2003 - Champagne Céréales – Field Director
1999 - Champagne Céréales – Regional Director
1985 - Champagne Céréales – several positions - from technical salesman rising rapidly to Regional Manager

Education:
2008 Nanterre University – Master in Business Management, option Business Leadership

Career:
Jan 2016 - 2018 - VIVESCIA Group – Administrative and Financial Director
2013 - 2015 - NutriXo - Administrative and Financial Director
2012 - The Consumer Goods Forum – Administrative, IT and Financial Director
2010 - 2011 - Aurore Consulting – Founder and Consultant
2007 - 2010 - Cadbury plc – Financial Director continental Europe
2006 - 2007 - Cadbury plc – Project Manager European transformation
2003 - 2006 - Cadbury Schweppes EMEA – Financial Director France & Western Europe
1997 - 2003 - Cadbury Schweppes European Confectionery - Financial Director Western Europe
1992 - 1997 - Chocolat Poulain, Pie Qui Chante, then Cadbury France – Legal and Financial Director
1988 - 1992 - Sanyo France – Deputy General Manager
1985 - 1988 - Lotus Development SA - Administrative and Financial Director
1983 - 1985 - Hercules France – Deputy Financial Director
1979 - 1983 - Groupe Chargeurs - Financial Analyst, then in charge of management control at Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis
1976 - 1979 – Deloitte – Company auditor

Education:
HEC, DESCF, Chartered Accountant

Career background:
April 2019 - Armand is appointed Managing Director of NEALIA
2018 - Appointed Commercial Director of NEALIA
2015 - Appointed Territory Manager for VIVESCIA cooperative
2011 - Appointed Managing Director of Champ’Énergie
Armand began his career in 1999, as marketing manager for Champagne Céréales, before taking on a variety of management responsibilities in the field
1997 – First cooperative mission in Tunisia, under contract with SOFIPROTEOL (now AVRIL group)
 
Training:
Armand is an agricultural engineer with a degree from ESITPA Rouen, as well as an Executive MBA from NEOMA Business School, obtained in 2018

Career background:
On 1 July 2018 - Jean-Christophe was appointed Managing Director of ARD and President of Wheatoleo, a subsidiary of ARD founded in 2010.
In 2015 - Jean-Christophe joined ARD as Business Development Director. He was also appointed Managing Director of its subsidiary Wheatoleo, which produces bio-based surfactants.
In 2013 - Working for the European agency EIT/Climate KIC, promoting sustainable growth while limiting the effects of climate change, Jean-Christophe was appointed Director of Entrepreneurship; he created an accelerator for 30 start-ups and developed innovative projects between major groups, R&D centres, and start-ups.
In 2006 - Jean-Christophe founded NOVIALYS, a consultancy firm devoted to innovation and the acceleration of start-ups investing in sustainable growth. He carried out a number of roles for start-ups, managed an SME implementing a recovery plan, and, more generally,
provided consulting services for a ministry, recommending solutions to facilitate the transition from academic research to corporate innovation.
In 2002 - Jean-Christophe joined the Canadian petrochemical firm Acetex – a spin-off of Rhône Poulenc – where he worked as Commercial and Marketing Director until it was acquired by the American firm, Celanese.
In 1998 - Jean-Christophe headed up the "Specialty chemistry" business unit for Atochem (which became Arkema) in Asia, based out of Japan. He then moved to head office to manage the strategic plan for Asia and development projects.
In 1989 - Working for Elf Atochem, after a first position as commercial manager in Lyons, Jean-Christophe managed commercial, marketing, and industrial development for several international regions, from Eastern Europe to China.

Other role(s):
Member of the Group's Executive Committee (Comex), Member of the UIC (union of chemical industries) and the IAR competitiveness cluster

Training:
Jean-Christophe Duval graduated from Bordeaux's KEDGE Business School