Muriel PÉNICAUD

Part of the Danone Executive Commitee, is the Vice President Human Resources of Danone as well as the Chair of the Board of the Danone Ecosystem Fund. A Graduate in Psychology and History, she started her career in 1976 as a territorial administrator. In 1985, she worked for the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training, fulfilling several roles including advisor to the Minister of Labour. She joined Danone in 1993 as Director for Training. In 1996 she became Vice President for Executive Development and in 2000 was nominated Vice President Organisation and Human Resources Policies. In 2002, she became Executive Vice President of Dassault Systemes, in charge of organisation, human resources and sustainable development, before returning to Danone in 2008. Elsewhere, she is the co-founder and vice-president of the Web TV and of the Law and Management School of Paris Panthéon-Assas, a member of the “Haut Conseil du dialogue Social” (a national authority working on labour union representativeness), and co-author of the report presented to the French Prime Minister on “well-being and efficiency at work” (2010). Since May 2011, she has been a member of the France Telecom board of directors.