To: president and chief executive officer, Lallemand Inc.
Lallemand implements its succession plan: announcing new CEO.
Antoine Chagnon succeeds his father Jean Chagnon as president and chief executive officer of Lallemand Inc. Jean, who has led the company as its CEO for the past 34 years will remain a board member and senior vice president and special advisor. Before joining the family owned firm 11 years ago to take charge of a newly acquired yeast company in Passau, Germany, Antoine worked in Germany in the car industry. In 2009 he became head of the company's Bio-Ingredients business unit in Montreal. In 2013 he became COO of the Yeast Group which includes all the yeast operations of the company worldwide.
About Lallemand
Lallemand is a privately owned Canadian company, headquartered in Toronto with its main administrative offices in Montreal. With 2,800 employees located in over 40 countries, it is active on all five continents and is a leading developer, producer and marketer of yeasts, bacteria and other micro-organisms serving the baking, winemaking, distilling, ethanol, beer, animal nutrition, human health, food, fermentation, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. For more information see www.lallemand.com