Max Koeune will become potato processing company McCain Foods’ new CEO. The Canadian family business revealed the news after its current CEO, Belgian Dirk Van de Put, moved to the world’s largest snack manufacturer, Mondelez.
Formerly at Danone as well
Max Koeune will succeed Dirk Van de Put as McCain Foods CEO. After a seven-year stint with the Canadian potato processor, Van de Put will become Mondelez’ CEO in November. Similarly to Van de Put, Koeune worked for French dairy giant Danone before he joined McCain in 2012 as its Chief Financial Officer.
Van de Put feels Koeune’s appointment demonstrates how important the “cultivation of our own talent and the importance of clear succession” really is in contemporary corporate life. He praised his successor for his “deep industry knowledge, expertise, and commitment to the business”.
McCain, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has about 20,000 employees and 51 factories worldwide – including 2 in Belgium. It sells its products in 160 countries and generates a 9 billion Canadian dollar (6 billion euro) turnover.
