Stephane Dupuits

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About Stephane Dupuits

What's your story? What kind of Leader are you? I like to start my story with WHY, then look at HOW and finish with WHAT. WHY. DO I LEAD? I lead to build, shape & challenge the status quo to impact the future and along the way, I lead to learn, to grow others and to make a real difference around us. « Positive energizing leadership » HOW. AM I AS A LEADER? 3 ingredients to the recipe. First, set the road map, then Energize a great team and from there, ensure the customer is at the center of everything we do. Shaping the future of Food… isn’t that cool! 1-SETTING THE ROAD MAP: I start from the end & work with my Health & Functional BU Leadership Team to set the path, with Big and Bold ambition… we focus on ensuring we bring great experience to our customers and consumers as a result. We thrive to bring execution excellence to the way we work. 2- POSITIVE ENERGIZING LEADERSHIP : As an « Energizer » my humble secret comes from the great team we have together around the world. I use this enthusiasm to then uplift the team back through authentic, values-based leadership. Leading people and teams is also about providing a platform to GROW: grow our BU Employees, grow our Customers and our Customers’ brands to grow our business together. We have embarked on a formidable journey building this Business Unit together as ONE team and we have a formidable heritage with all the acquired companies which make the HFBU. So, when YOU start your day, do you start as an Energy Giver? Well… Make sure you do! 3- BRING THE CUSTOMER AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO I love CONSUMERS, being an international B2B2C marketer at my roots, the passion for consumers’ experience and their human adventure is a real thrill. This why, at the HFBU, we unleash Food Experience for our customers, we ensure our ingredients solutions taste great and look great. Full Food Experience. Customers are always at the center, also always remembering who buys our clients' BRANDS, who Experiences our products so our Innovation is truly creativity that lives! Food Experience starts from a Happy consumer. Our new Health Functional Business serve Flavour Houses (GFI), Health and Nutraceutical clients (Health Solutions) and Food and Beverages Customers (Functional Solutions) and we thrive to bring great ingredients and ingredients solutions to them with best in class service. WHAT. HAVE I DONE SO FAR? see CV below