French dairy co-operative Sodiaal has named Frédéric Rostand as its new CEO, effective 18 July.

He will succeed Claude Sendowski who died suddenly in January this year.

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Rostand, 49, was previously chairman of the board at private hospitals group, Générale de Santé, a post he quit in November 2010.

Prior to this he was chairman of the board at French sugar processing group, Saint-Louis.

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