Danone appoints staff to two brand new roles

Danone has announced that it filled two new roles it has created to help develop its business into the next generation.

Lorna Davis, who has previously already worked for Danone for a decade, will join the firm's executive committee as chief manifesto catalyst at the start of June, with her duties centering around leading the delivery of the company's Danone 2020 project as it works to achieve its mission for the future.

Chief executive officer of Danone Emmanuel Faber commented: "Lorna's depth of knowledge and ability to engage people across cultures has allowed her to provide innovative and highly-effective business solutions, including during her ten years at Danone."

Also joining the committee on June 15th will be Pascal de Petrini, who will fill the second new role of executive vice-president of strategic resource cycles. Her job will involve trying to get the best value from the milk, water and plastics that Danone uses as its core raw materials for its products.