Yves Rey is a French citizen and a graduate of ENSAIA in Nancy, France. He started his career in 1975 with Heineken in production and then joined Schweppes in 1982, first as Plant Manager and then as Operations Director.
In 1991, he was appointed Technical Director of Coca-Cola. In 1994, he was appointed General Manager for Europe of McCain Sunnyland, before moving on in 1999 to become General Manager South Europe of Wipak Flexible Packaging. Yves joined Groupe Danone in 2003. He currently holds the position of Corporate Quality General Manager. As of February 2012, Chairman of GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiatives).