Olivier Goudineau
MANAGING DIRECTOR in the Food Industry
Significant international experience and expertise in interpreting market trends, repositioning and developing brands / products and in structuring organisations to operate more effectively.
64 contactsHeadquartered in Birmingham 2 Sisters Food Group is a privately owned company, a diversified food manufacturer with strong market positions in Poultry, Chilled, Bakery and Frozen categories.
2 Sisters Food Group has 35 manufacturing sites in the UK and Ireland, six in Holland and one in Poland. The group employs around 18,000 people and annual sales are over £2.1 billion.
2009 - 2010Headhunted to reorganise/modernise a previously family-only managed company comprising oil, sugar, margarine, mineral water, fruit drinks and other products. T/o $1.4bn, 4500 staff and 6 factories including the largest oil factory in EMEA and the world’s largest sugar refinery.
1991 - 20092006-09 General Manager, Ice Cream Division Italy
Promoted to arrest declining market share and margins in a highly competitive market. T/o €300m, 350 staff.
2003-06 Managing Director – Nestlé Schöller
Promoted to integrate the newly acquired Schöller business into Nestlé Poland and into Nestlé’s Global Ice Cream Strategic Business Unit. T/o €40m, 500 staff.
2002-03 Business Advisor – Nestlé Corporate Head Office, Switzerland
Appointed to drive a pan-European project to develop a delivery system for a new ice cream product for Nestlé; embracing technical matters, market positioning, distribution and pricing.
2000-01 Commercial Director – Nestlé China
Promoted to organise the Marketing, Sales & Distribution Department for ice cream in the Central Region of China, a comparatively new business for Nestlé in China - 200 staff.
1999-00 Division Head – Nestlé Morocco
Promoted to restructure a loss making ice cream business importing Nestlé products - 50 staff.
1997-98 Sales & Marketing Manager – Nestlé Egypt
Selected by CEO to make the transition from technical to commercial within Nestlé.
1994-97 Project Manager – Nestlé Syria
Promoted to oversee the build of a new factory and offices from scratch for the production of culinary products and infant food, the first private joint venture in Syria - 100 staff.
1991-93 Project Engineer – Nestlé France
1988 - 1989Provided food quality assurance services to a range of small and medium sized businesses and assisted companies in attaining ISO certifications.
1988 - 1989Supported the sale and delivery of assignments and initiated a new client for the company.