French grain group Axereal's CEO steps down
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Axereal's CEO Paul-Yves L'Anthoen has resigned, leaving one of France's largest grain cooperatives without a disclosed successor. The cooperative processes 4.4 million tonnes of grain annually.
PARIS (Reuters) -French grain cooperative Axereal's chief executive Paul-Yves L'Anthoen stepped down last week, the group confirmed on Tuesday, declining to give reasons for his departure or details on a successor.
L'Anthoën had led Axereal since 2017. The cooperative is one of France's largest grain groups, collecting and processing 4.4 million tonnes of grain and generating close to 4 billion euros ($4.62 billion) in annual sales.
($1 = 0.8656 euros)
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Paul-Yves L'Anthoen stepped down as CEO of Axereal last week.
L'Anthoen had been leading Axereal since 2017.
Axereal is one of France's largest grain groups, collecting and processing 4.4 million tonnes of grain.
The cooperative generates close to 4 billion euros, which is approximately $4.62 billion.
No, Axereal declined to give reasons for his departure or details on the transition.
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