Brussels, 11 June 2026 – The General Assembly of FEDIOL, the EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry, at its ordinary meeting in Lisbon, re-elected Mr. Christophe BEAUNOIR, CEO of Lesieur, Groupe Avril, as President of FEDIOL for a one-year mandate until June 2027.

“I am incredibly grateful to FEDIOL members for their renewed trust and confidence. Leading this association is a profound honour, especially at a time when maintaining industry competitiveness requires our urgent attention. I am committed to continue advocating policy frameworks that enable us to tackle regulatory complexity, set a conducive and coherent policy framework. Together, we will seek support to accelerate our decarbonisation potential to ensure a sustainable future for our sector to the benefit of farmers, consumers and citizens in Europe."

Since April 2024, Christophe BEAUNOIR is heading the French vegetable oil brand Lesieur. He has been a member of the FEDIOL Executive Board since February 2019 and was elected FEDIOL President in June 2024 for a two-years’ term.

The FEDIOL General Assembly also elected as Vice-President Daniel Stregels, Managing Director Oilseeds EMEA, Cargill. Between February 2023 and May 2026, Daniel held the position of Managing Director Edible Oils Europe, leading Cargill’s refined and bottled oils business. Daniel also serves as Chairman of MVO, the Dutch Margarine, Oils and Fats industry association.

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Note to editors: FEDIOL, the EU vegetable oil and proteinmeal industry association, represents the interests of the European oilseed crushers, vegetable oil refiners and bottlers. FEDIOL members are 10 national associations and associated company members in 7 other EU countries. With about 180 facilities in Europe, the sector provides 20,000 direct employments. Its members process approximately 60 million tonnes of raw materials a year, both of EU origin and imported from third country markets. The sector crushes oilseeds, notably rapeseed, sunflower seed, soybeans and linseed into oils and meals and refines those crude oils from crushing and crude tropical oils, notably palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil. The meals and the crude and refined oils are sold for food, feed, technical and energy uses essentially on the European market.

More information can be found on the FEDIOL website.

Contacts: Nathalie Lecocq, FEDIOL Director General: + 32 (2) 771 53 30