Christophe Perthuisot received his PhD in Chemistry from the Universty of Rochester (New York) in 1994. Christophe held several R&D positions in Procter&Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and Mars across Europe, and joined Danone Research in 2008 as R&D Dairy Brand Team Director.
From June 2009, Christophe Perthuisot has been appointed Vice-President R&D Waters, and in that context he coordinates central teams of scientific research, products development, packaging development, sensory & behavior science, as well as local teams located in various countries around the world.