Kraft Foods Chief Executive Manager Jean-Paul Rigaudeau on Campus

On 27 February 2006, Kraft Foods Deutschland GmbHs Chief Executive Manager Jean-Paul Rigaudeau will hold a lecture about „Kraft Foods Consumer First - Challenges in the Food Industry”. This talk is part of the professional lecture series “Business Leaders meet IUB”.

[ Feb 24, 2006]  Jean-Paul Rigaudeau will present on the topic „Kraft Foods Consumer First - Challenges in the Food Industry”. The lecture will take place in the Conference Room of the Campus Center at 7.30 pm.

Kraft Foods Inc. is one of the food industry’s leading global brand companies with an annual turnover of 32 billion US$. Kraft Foods’ products are distributed in more than 155 countries. Kraft Foods employs approximately 98,000 employees worldwide in production facilities in 70 countries.

Jean-Paul Rigaudeau joined Kraft Foods Deutschland in 2004 as Managing Director and Chairman of the Board. In December 2005, he became Vice President and Area Director of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and TREE. Before joining Kraft, he was Johnson & Johnson’s Managing Director in Germany and Austria. During his career, Rigaudeau held different international executive functions with Beiersdorf Co. (Nivea) in Mexico, Spain, and Japan; last, he was Managing Director for Latin America. He started his career in 1984 in marketing with International Playtex Inc., USA.

Jean-Paul Rigaudeaus native language is French; additionally he speaks English, German, and Spanish. In his free time, he enjoys long-distance running.