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A CO-OPERATIVE GROUP

Governing Bodies - Board of Directors

As in every cooperative, Sodiaal is run by a Board of Directors, comprising dairy producers appointed by representatives through the Sodiaal Union General Assembly. The representatives are elected by all producers during section meetings.

The president of the Board of Directors

François Iches, member of the Auvergne Sud-Ouest region Board, is President of the Board of Directors of Sodiaal Union since 2010.

Board of Directors

(left to right from the top)

- Nord Region : Bernard Bezu, Oliver Gaffet (president), Luc Verhaeghe
- Centre-Est Region : François Matrat, Michel Rechenmann (president), Jean-Daniel Steib
- Sud-Est Region : Christophe Chavot, Jean-Michel Javelle (president), Laurent Vial
- Auvergne Sud-Ouest Region : Laurent Duplomb, Michel Gorse, Damien Lacombe (president)
- Pays de Loire Region : Jean-Pierre Faucon, Didier Loiseau (president), Jean-Marc Orieux
- Bretagne Ouest Region : David Chevance, Yvon Gallouadec, Jean-Paul Prigent (president)
- Bretagne Est Region : Philippe Charlotin, Jean-Pierre Clément, Pascal Nizan (president)

The Board's missions

- Oversee new partnerships and equity alliances
- Oversee developments in equity investments that could impact the controlling majority
- Manage dairy resources
- Set the annual budget for milk prices
- Appoint the Managing Director
- Elect the President of the co-operative