Veronique Fournier joins the INITIA Foundation team

 

St. Hyacinthe, October 20th, 2010 – The INITIA Foundation announces the appointment of Dr. Veronique Fournier as Community Manager Science and Technology.
 
Mrs Fournier will maintain a close contact with the industry and researchers of the network to animate the Web 2.0 agrifood platform: www.initia.org. Workshops, webinars and specialized symposiums are accessible at the tip of your fingers in an interactive and participative context.
 
Mrs Fournier is dedicated to food science and technology and benefits of a solid background acquired in Quebec, France and Switzerland. She holds a bachelor's degree acquired at Université Laval, a doctorate from Université de Bourgogne (France) in collaboration with the Nestlé research center in Lausanne and a post-doctorate fellowship at McGill University. She was awarded from the American Oil Chemists' Society, Food Atlantic and La Fondation de l'Université Laval.
 
"With Veronique on board, the Foundation is pursuing its goal to improve scientific quality of the food offer to build a sustainable, powerful and competitive industry. When knowledge meets innovations competitiveness arises", mentions Dr. Sylvain Fournaise, President of the board of INITIA Foundation.
 
 
About INITIA Foundation:
Founded in 1992, INITIA Foundation's mission is to gather, animate and inform food science stakeholders in order to support globalization and encounter health, nutrition and innovation issues. At the forefront of agri-food knowledge, INITIA Foundation counts on its strong network www.initia.org to encourage discussion and share knowledge about the food science and technology.
 

 

 
Source : Brigitte Lebreton
General Manager
INITIA Foundation
Telephone : 450-768-3364
brigitte@initia.org