May 11, 2012

The management of some Groupe Grimaud subsidiaries is changing

Olivier Rochard is appointed as the head of Hubbard worldwide and will oversee the operational management of Hubbard SAS, in close association with the local managers Mark Barnes in the US, Minoru Miyasaka in Brazil, Andrzej Rosinski in Poland and Nick Lynn in the UK.

Based in Quintin, Rochard will report directly to Frédéric Grimaud, who will supervise the commercial management together with the business directors.

Olivier, who graduated as engineer in animal production, has been working for Groupe Grimaud since 1999 in various positions, including production director of a US-based subsidiary, followed by general manager of Grimaud Frères Sélection.

In the US, Mark Barnes, previously COO of Hubbard LLC now becomes the CEO.

Yann Le Pottier, who was export manager of Grimaud Frères Sélection, succeeds Olivier Rochard as the head of this company.