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Directorate Change - Frédéric Boned
Directorate Change - Frédéric Boned.
About this update from Provexis Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5033T Provexis PLC 04 July 2018 \n\n4 July 2018\nProvexis plc\n \nDirectorate change\n \nProvexis plc ('Provexis' or the 'Company'), the business that develops, licenses and sells the proprietary, scientifically-proven Fruitflow® heart-health functional food ingredient, is delighted to announce that Frédéric Boned has been appointed to the position of Non-executive Director with immediate effect.\n \nFrédéric Boned, a Swiss and French national aged 40, is EMEA Vice President of DSM's Human Nutrition & Health business, a part of DSM Nutritional Products.\n \nFrédéric brings a wealth of sales and marketing knowledge and expertise to the Company from a diverse working background. Frédéric has a chemical engineering degree from the Engineering School in Geneva, and an EMBA from the Business School of Lausanne. Frédéric first joined DSM in 2012, holding a variety of senior roles in DSM's Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients business including Director of Personal Care EMEA and Senior Director of Global Marketing and Innovation. Prior to DSM, Frédéric worked in the Flavour and Fragrance industries, holding several sales and marketing positions for over ten years at Givaudan.\n \nDawson Buck, Chairman of Provexis, commented:\n'I am delighted to welcome Frédéric Boned to Provexis as a Non-executive Director. Frédéric's proven sales and marketing knowledge and expertise will help to drive Provexis and its core Fruitflow product forward, and we look forward to Frédéric's input as we progress the company's commercialisation strategy for its Fruitflow®+ Omega-3 dietary supplement product.\n \nFrédéric's appointment reflects the continued strength of the long term relationship between Provexis and DSM, and the shared interest of both companies in seeking to maximise the commercial returns that can be achieved from Fruitflow.'\n \nProvexis has a long-term Alliance Agreement with DSM Nutritional Products for its core Fruitflow® heart health ingredient, which has seen the Company collaborate with DSM to develop Fruitflow® in all major global markets through sales as an ingredient to brand owners in the food, beverage and dietary supplement categories. DSM Nutritional Products is a subsidiary of Royal DSM NV, a company listed on Euronext Amsterdam with a current market capitalisatio...