Jais Valeur resigns from Arla Foods
Jais Valeur, executive vice president of Arla Foods, has resigned and accepted a position as CEO of Danish meat processing company, Danish Crown.
Valeur worked at Arla for nearly 30 years apart from six years spent in jobs outside the company. He rejoined Arla in 2000 and held management positions within Arla subsidaries, Arla Foods ingredients and Mengniu Arla in China, and has held his current position since 2007.
Peder Tuborgh, CEO of Arla Foods, says, “Jais has driven a big change agenda within our categories and operations and as a leader he has taken Arla a big step forward in innovation, category development and at the same time been able to develop a streamlined operations organsation. I am sorry to see him go as a colleague in the executive management team and as a leader who lives the global mindset that we value in our leadership. I am also proud on Jais’ behalf that he has been offered this role and I wish him all the best.”
Valuer adds, “My years in Arla have been fantastic and I have been lucky to be part of this great company and heading up a team of inspirational leaders. However, the opportunity for me to join Danish Crown and be part of their development was too good to turn down and I believe I will be able to make a difference.”
He will leave Arla by mid November this year.