A Kedger has been appointed General Manager of Royal Canin France!  

Fabrice Ribourg, 41 years old, graduated from KEDGE Business School’s Grand Ecole Programme in 2003.

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With more than 17 years of experience working with a world leader in the nutrition of cats and dogs, this KEDGE Alumnus became the new General Manager of Royal Canin France at the beginning of the year.

A KEDGE Business School graduate, Fabrice has also studied at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary, and at the Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. He also holds a DEUG degree and a Licence d'AES (Bachelor degree AES – economic and social administration) from the University of Angers.

After beginning his career with Cora in the beginning of 2000 as a Logistics Coordinator, he went to work for the Royal Canin group where he held several positions over 13 years with the subsidiary in Switzerland.

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In January 2017, Fabrice Ribourg became the Managing Director of the Italian subsidiary of Royal Canin, which he managed for three years before he returned to France in January to assume the position of General Manager of Royal Canin France. He will head a team of nearly 450 employees and the 13 French customer service and logistics centres.

In this position, Fabrice Ribourg is in charge of developing the brand in specialised distribution channels and through product innovations such as "Individualis", a tailor-made nutritional solution. Finally, he also wants the company to launch a range of products and services that support animal health.

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