Daughter of Henri Colonna de Giovellina, Irène Gosset began her career in 1978 as an attorney in private law. She joined Groupe Pochet in 2005 in the Legal Department, before taking over the Executive Presidency in 2009. Her presence at the head of the board demonstrates the strong investment of Colonna de Giovellina family in the management of Groupe Pochet.

Tristan Farabet joined Groupe Pochet in May 2014 as Group CEO. He is responsible for steering the Group strategy and activities. He is conducting an ambitious modernization and growth strategy, aiming at creating a new momentum for the Group, in a fast-changing worldwide environment. His action is guided by the achievement of superior business performance, together with people engagement, customers’ orientation and corporate responsibility. He is a graduate of HEC Paris, and was formerly CEO France and Vice-President of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

Alain Mauriès joined Groupe Pochet in September 2009, as Group Human Relationships Director, a newly created function. He obtained a Masters in labor law and another in HR Management before embarking on a career in HR functions in French and international companies (Safran, Hoechst, Danone). He then assumed HR Director roles in Metaleurop and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Balancing economic and social aspects represents his main driver.

François Lardennois joined Groupe Pochet in June 2016 as Chief Financial Officer for the Group. With a graduation from ESLSCA and an HEC Paris MBA, François was CFO for Groupe Delachaux, a global player in the rail infrastructure sector. He previously held operational financial functions in several companies of the automotive sector (Mecaplast, Valeo, Labinal & Dana). Client engagement, value creation, risk management and innovative transformation of the financial function are at the heart of François’ action.

Thierry Rabu joined the Group in July 2016 as Managing Director for the Flaconnage Division. With a graduation from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Thierry brings to the Group a strong international exposure and a more than 20 years-experience in the packaging industry, where he participated in multiple transformations and integrations. He notably held the position of Asia President at AptarGroup and Albéa, as well as the role of Executive Vice-President for Albéa Dispensing division. An excellent customer service, together with the achievement of high industrial and commercial performance are his key drivers.

Etienne Himpens joined Groupe Pochet in 2008 as Operations Director for the Flaconnage Division. He is currently Groupe Pochet Strategy Director. After graduating from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées Paris, Etienne has worked in the Public Works Administration for more than 10 years and has followed an Executive MBA of HEC Paris. He has also a long experience in the glass industry, including packaging (Arc International, Saint-Gobain / SGD).

Isabelle Lallemant joined the Group in July 2016 as Marketing Director. Isabelle graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon and was trained in Marketing & Communication at HEC Paris. She has an international experience in product and brand strategy, acquired in BtoB and BtoC (AptarGroup, Draeger, Groupe Smartbox). Promoting an innovation dynamics -both for services and products- based on brand identity is at the heart of Isabelle engagement, fully in line with Groupe Pochet ambition.

Astrid Rutkowski joined the Group just after graduating from Université de Technologie de Compiègne and Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, within the Quality Department for Flaconnage. Astrid then took on various roles in Marketing, Quality, Development and Innovation at Rexam, in the Dispensing Systems division. In 2007, she comes back to the ‘Maison Pochet’ to set up the Development and Innovation Direction for Flaconnage. She is now in charge of the Innovation Direction for the Group as well as the development of the Beauté Groupe Pochet activity.