Dole Food Company has appointed Fouad Foukra as vice president general manager for Dole Europe.
In the role for Dole Europe, which now covers more than 30 countries, Foukra is responsible for implementing Dole’s business strategy in the region. He will also be in charge of strengthening Dole’s network, which controls forward-integrated operations and offers retail customers a co-ordinated, centrally managed and efficient service.
Fouad Foukra graduated from a Paris Business School before joining the marketing department of Dole Europe in France in 1995. He was then promoted to general manager for the European Division, Dole Med, located in Istanbul, where he was in charge of developing business opportunities in the region.
In 2006, when Dole Europe acquired JP Fruit Distributors Ltd in the UK, Fouad Foukra endorsed the role of general manager of this new division, known today as Dole Fresh UK.
Foukra said: “It is a privilege to be granted the opportunity to work with my colleagues across the Dole network to lead Dole towards achieving its goals. The markets in which we operate are constantly evolving. I’m by the prospect of developing relationships with our customers and demonstrating that Dole understands their requirements, and that Dole is the right choice both from a product offering and from a service delivery perspective.’
Jean-Christophe Juilliard, president of Dole Europe, said: “I’ve been working with Fouad for 15 years now and I know that his knowledge of our network and of the specific markets in Europe will be a major asset in relaying, co-ordinating and implementing our development strategy, in even closer relationship with our retail partners.”
