Renaud Cogels (1949) is an Executive Vice President of Delhaize Group, Head of global sourcing and Chief Executive Officer Southeastern Europe. Mr. Cogels was previously Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize Europe. After starting his career in the banking industry, Mr. Cogels joined Delhaize Group in 1977. Mr. Cogels became successively buyer and buying director of perishable products. He also became successively responsible for marketing, non-food buying, logistics and information technology. From 1987, Mr. Cogels worked on the founding of the European buying group SED. In 1988, Mr. Cogels was appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of Delhaize Group. Mr. Cogels received a Master's degree in economics at the University of Louvain. |