Olymel has picked Daniel Rivest to take over from Yanick Gervais as chief executive officer effective in July.
Gervais will remain as strategic advisor until October,
2027.
Gervais is credited with guiding Olymel through a significant transformation of its business model, strengthening resilience and performance during a period of operational and market challenges including huge losses and closure of a number of hog-processing plants.
Rivest joined Olymel in 2016 and has held several senior leadership roles, including senior vice president of sales and marketing, before being appointed chief operating officer.
He has more than 20 years of experience in food processing, played a key role in executing Olymel’s strategic plan and delivering recent operational results.
