The Supervisory Board of the Groupe Roullier announces the appointment of Sophie Bigaignon as Chair of the Executive Board and Thomas Georgelin as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Hélène Cappe will continue in her role as Chief Executive Officer. These appointments will enable the Group to accelerate the implementation of its strategic plan and its long-term development trajectory.
Sophie Bigaignon joined the Groupe Roullier in 1997 and has held several strategic positions. She served as Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Supervisory Board between 2017 and 2019, before joining the Executive Board in 2024 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
Thomas Georgelin holds a PhD in science and was a postdoctoral researcher at the CEA and CNRS, then a senior lecturer at Sorbonne University for ten years. He joined the Groupe Roullier in 2022 as Managing Director of the Centre Mondial de l’Innovation (CMI) Roullier.
Arnaud Metterie, Chairman of Groupe Roullier’s Supervisory Board, said: “With the appointment of Sophie Bigaignon and Thomas Georgelin, we have chosen an Executive Board that combines practical knowledge and innovative capacity, at a time of profound transformation in the agricultural and agri-food sectors.”
