Nicolas was appointed Chief Procurement Officer in October 2022.

Nicolas has over 20 years’ experience across procurement, product innovation and general management.

Before joining pladis, Nicolas worked as Supplier Development Director for Danone (dairy division), Purchasing Director for Central Europe at Kraft Foods, Chief R&D and Procurement Officer for Agropur and more recently as General Manager for Agropur Ice Cream division.

Specialising in biscuits and dairy, Nicolas brings his wide business experience and his strong functional expertise to lead our Procurement team. Serendipitously, Nicolas also started his career as a financial controller at our Aintree bakery in the UK, back in 1999.

Nicolas has lived and worked across many countries (UK, France, Czech Republic, Spain and Canada), and holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from Université Paris Dauphine.