• Danone
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • April 16, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Food Chain
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 100 001 +
  • Stock Code:
  • BN
  • Download
  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Paris, France
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Danone
  • General Information

Description

Danone, a world leading food and beverage company, present in over 120 countries and with the essential business lines such as Waters and Early Life Nutrition.
Danone is a multinational food-products corporation that specializes in dairy products, plant-based products, bottled water, and medical nutrition. It has been operating in South Africa for 19 years and is currently the number one brand in the market . Danone Southern Africa’s brand portfolio includes NutriDay, Ultra Mel, DanUP Yogi Sip, Inkomazi, and Activia . The company is committed to developing meaningful food solutions in a sustainable way to create a healthier future for South Africans .

As part of our Renew Danone strategy, we have developed a sustainability roadmap based on three interconnected pillars: Health, Nature, and People and Communities.

For each of these pillars, the company has set new priorities and objectives for the future, focusing on the areas where Danone can bring the most value.

Gilles Schnepp:
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Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet:
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Antoine De Saint-Affrique:
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Frédéric Boutebba:
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Gilbert Ghostine:
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Lise Kingo:
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Patrice Louvet:
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Sanjiv Mehta:
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Geraldine Picaud:
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Susan Roberts:
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Bettina Theissig:
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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 15030
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1919
  • Registration Number: 
  • 552 032 534
  • Country: 
  • France
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • Euronext Paris Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • December
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 120
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Food processing
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Danone's commitment to bringing health through food is as old as the company itself. In 1919, Isaac Carasso began making yogurt to help children with intestinal infections, using cultures from the Pasteur Institute.
  • Primary office: 
  • 17 boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris France

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Pooja Mehta
  • Reporting currency: 
  • EUR
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
EPA
FR0000120644
  • Authorised shares:
  • 677 773 128
  • Issued shares:
  • 679 553 991
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 0 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • 679 260 800
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
S and P GlobalCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkBBB+

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Gilles

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
67
RoleNED
QualificationHEC
Date Appointed: 01/03/2021
Duration:
5 years and 6 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Valérie

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
63
RoleNED
QualificationDegree in finance and international business
Date Appointed: 01/03/2022
Duration:
4 years and 6 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Antoine

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
61
RoleNED
QualificationMBA
Date Appointed: 01/09/2021
Duration:
5 years and 0 month
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Frédéric

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
RoleNED
QualificationAdvanced Commercial Technician’s Certificate
Date Appointed: 01/01/2016
Duration:
10 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Gilbert

Non Executive
NationalityCanada
65
RoleNED
QualificationMBA, Advanced Management Program.
Date Appointed: 01/09/2022
Duration:
4 years and 0 month
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Lise

Non Executive
NationalityDenmark
64
RoleNED
QualificationBachelor degrees in Religions and Ancient Greek Art, Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Economics
Date Appointed: 01/12/2022
Duration:
3 years and 9 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Patrice

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
61
RoleNED
QualificationMBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Sanjiv

Non Executive
NationalityIndia
65
RoleNED
QualificationCA (India), Advanced Management Program
Date Appointed: 01/06/2023
Duration:
3 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Geraldine

Non Executive
NationalityFrance
55
RoleNED
QualificationMBA
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Susan

Non Executive
NationalityCanada
68
RoleNED
QualificationPhD in Nutrition, professor of nutrition.
Date Appointed: 01/01/2022
Duration:
4 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Bettina

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
63
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/01/2014
Duration:
12 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Gilles Schnepp

Duration5 years and 6 months
Profile
Name

Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet

Duration4 years and 6 months
Profile
Name

Antoine De Saint-Affrique

Duration5 years and 0 month
Profile
Name

Frédéric Boutebba

Duration10 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Gilbert Ghostine

Duration4 years and 0 month
Profile
Name

Lise Kingo

Duration3 years and 9 months
Profile
Name

Patrice Louvet

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Sanjiv Mehta

Duration3 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Geraldine Picaud

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Susan Roberts

Duration4 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Bettina Theissig

Duration12 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Gilles

Experience Food Chain, Logistics
Profile
Name

Valérie

Experience Food Chain, Business Services, Retail
Profile
Name

Antoine

Experience Food Chain, Business Services, Media and Advertising
Profile
Name

Frédéric

Experience Food Chain, Government
Profile
Name

Gilbert

Experience Asset Management, Business Services, Stock Exchange
Profile
Name

Lise

Experience eCommerce, Media and Advertising, Business Services
Profile
Name

Patrice

Experience Food Chain, Business Services, Retail
Profile
Name

Sanjiv

Experience Financial Services, Business Services, Media and Advertising
Profile
Name

Geraldine

Experience Food Chain, Financial Services, Business Services
Profile
Name

Susan

Experience Food Chain, Healthcare
Profile
Name

Bettina

Experience Food Chain, Government, Healthcare
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

Ernst & Young

Date Appointed01/01/2016
Year10 years and 8 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Gilles Schnepp

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Antoine De Saint-Affrique

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Frédéric Boutebba

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Gilbert Ghostine

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, OT
Profile
Name

Lise Kingo

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile
Name

Patrice Louvet

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Sanjiv Mehta

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Geraldine Picaud

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Susan Roberts

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile
Name

Bettina Theissig

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT