Laurent Cousin started his career on the trading floor of Crédit Agricole in Paris. He then joined and worked in an agricultural cooperative, EMC2 Cooperative. An interesting challenge, closer to fields and the silos.

In 1998, he was appointed Sales Manager at Roquette Groupe, to supply starch products in animal nutrition, in Europe. After 6 years of development: implementation of grain silos in Bretagne, redevelopment of barges on the Lys, patented the concept of carrying in bulk Wheat Gluten by cargo ships, he then leaves for Russia to open a branch, which it’s turnover trippled within 5 years. Thereafter, he takes over a redevelopment project with a new business strategy for the company. by working the pricing of different products of Roquette Groupe and their correlation between different raw commodities, he was able to index those products into the financial market. In April 2014, the company decides to set up a new branch in Geneva which he will be heading and currently employs 47 people.

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