{"id":9029,"date":"2026-05-12T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/?p=9029"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:35:29","slug":"alvinesa-natural-ingredients-appoints-olivier-lavaud-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/alvinesa-natural-ingredients-appoints-olivier-lavaud-as-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvinesa Natural Ingredients Appoints Olivier Lavaud as New CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9029\" class=\"elementor elementor-9029\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de5f52 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de5f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab5b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eab5b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alvinesa Natural Ingredients Appoints Olivier Lavaud as New CEO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cde37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b1969857-31d5-4a74-ba0c-a8ad18273ff6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"344\">Alvinesa Natural Ingredients is pleased to announce the appointment of <strong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"187\">Olivier Lavaud as Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>, marking a new stage in the company\u2019s international growth and consolidation as a global platform for natural, sustainable and high value-added ingredients.<\/p><p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"807\">With a strong international background in general management and leadership roles within B2B industrial companies, Olivier Lavaud brings extensive experience in strategic growth, business transformation, operational excellence and the development of multicultural teams. His profile combines international vision, customer orientation and the ability to drive organizations in sectors where sustainability, innovation and efficiency are key competitive factors.<\/p><p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"807\">Prior to joining Alvinesa, Olivier Lavaud held senior leadership positions in international industrial companies such as <strong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"914\">Agronova BioTech, Mativ, Neenah and ITASA<\/strong>, where he led businesses and teams in B2B environments, driving growth, transformation and operational excellence.<\/p><p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"807\">His appointment reinforces Alvinesa\u2019s ambition to continue expanding its position as a reference in the valorisation of by-products from the wine and olive oil industries, transforming natural raw materials into valuable ingredients through a circular economy model.<\/p><blockquote data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1632\"><p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1632\">\u201cI am joining Alvinesa at a key moment for the natural ingredients industry, where sustainability, traceability and innovation are decisive factors for our customers,\u201d said <strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1307\">Olivier Lavaud, CEO of Alvinesa Natural Ingredients<\/strong>. \u201cAlvinesa has a unique value proposition: transforming by-products from the wine and olive oil industries into high value-added natural ingredients. My objective will be to reinforce this competitive advantage, accelerate our international growth and continue building strong relationships with our customers and partners.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1882\">As part of its international platform, Alvinesa has strategic operations in Spain and Latin America, including <strong data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1770\">Dervinsa in Argentina<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1795\">Vinicas in Chile<\/strong>, strengthening its sourcing, production and service capabilities for global customers.<\/p><p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2336\">The company will continue to develop its portfolio of natural and sustainable solutions, including branded ingredients for the <strong data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2028\">nutraceutical<\/strong> sector such as <strong data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2057\">Hytolive\u00ae<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2071\">Vintera\u00ae<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2089\">Teralive\u00ae<\/strong>, a new ingredient based on <strong data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2153\">Mediterranean Polyphenol Synergy<\/strong>. The portfolio also includes <strong data-start=\"2183\" data-end=\"2197\">Vitifresh<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2216\">Oleafresh\u00ae<\/strong> for food protection and preservation applications, as well as <strong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2292\">Vitifeed<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2310\">Oleafeed<\/strong>\u00a0for <strong data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2335\">animal nutrition<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2621\">Under the leadership of Olivier Lavaud, Alvinesa will continue to advance its commitment to sustainability, innovation and operational excellence, delivering natural solutions for sectors such as food, beverages, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, industry and animal nutrition.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alvinesa Natural Ingredients Appoints Olivier Lavaud as New CEO Alvinesa Natural Ingredients is pleased to announce the appointment of Olivier Lavaud as Chief Executive Officer, marking a new stage in the company\u2019s international growth and consolidation as a global platform for natural, sustainable and high value-added ingredients. With a strong international background in general management and leadership roles within B2B industrial companies, Olivier Lavaud brings extensive experience in strategic growth, business transformation, operational excellence and the development of multicultural teams. His profile combines international vision, customer orientation and the ability to drive organizations in sectors where sustainability, innovation and efficiency are key competitive factors. Prior to joining Alvinesa, Olivier Lavaud held senior leadership positions in international industrial companies such as Agronova BioTech, Mativ, Neenah and ITASA, where he led businesses and teams in B2B environments, driving growth, transformation and operational excellence. His appointment reinforces Alvinesa\u2019s ambition to continue expanding its position as a reference in the valorisation of by-products from the wine and olive oil industries, transforming natural raw materials into valuable ingredients through a circular economy model. \u201cI am joining Alvinesa at a key moment for the natural ingredients industry, where sustainability, traceability and innovation are decisive factors for our customers,\u201d said Olivier Lavaud, CEO of Alvinesa Natural Ingredients. \u201cAlvinesa has a unique value proposition: transforming by-products from the wine and olive oil industries into high value-added natural ingredients. My objective will be to reinforce this competitive advantage, accelerate our international growth and continue building strong relationships with our customers and partners.\u201d As part of its international platform, Alvinesa has strategic operations in Spain and Latin America, including Dervinsa in Argentina and Vinicas in Chile, strengthening its sourcing, production and service capabilities for global customers. The company will continue to develop its portfolio of natural and sustainable solutions, including branded ingredients for the nutraceutical sector such as Hytolive\u00ae, Vintera\u00ae and Teralive\u00ae, a new ingredient based on Mediterranean Polyphenol Synergy. The portfolio also includes Vitifresh\u00a0and Oleafresh\u00ae for food protection and preservation applications, as well as Vitifeed\u00a0and Oleafeed\u00a0for animal nutrition. Under the leadership of Olivier Lavaud, Alvinesa will continue to advance its commitment to sustainability, innovation and operational excellence, delivering natural solutions for sectors such as food, beverages, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, industry and animal nutrition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9029"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9042,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9029\/revisions\/9042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvinesa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}