Jacques Pivaudran, 1934-2015

For those who were fortunate enough to know him and a fortiori work with Mr. Pivaudran, memories will remain forever intact. Those of a warm-hearted man, extraordinarily attentive, passionate about his work and always setting high standards. These lines alone, coming from the presentation of the Company sums up quite well the work that he and his teams were doing every day: "Our business is a permanent confrontation between intuition and rationalism, emotions and pragmatism".

Mr. Pivaudran undoubtedly is part of a generation that shaped the packaging sector in the past thirty years not only in France but also in the whole world. And we pay tribute to him today!

The world is in sorrow!

Because everyone knew Jacques Pivaudran. Everyone will be in sorrow this week. Flashback... Jacques Pivaudran was born in 1934 in Paris. He was the eldest of a family of four. In 1958, he graduated from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Aix en Provence and married Lucienne with whom he had three children who in turn gave birth to eight grandchildren. In 1962 he joined the family business in Souillac, which was founded by his father, Georges, in 1948. In 1972 he took over the management of the company with his brother Philippe. Between 1980 and 1990 the G. Pivaudran Company experienced very strong growth, with the construction of a second production unit and rising export sales. In 2000 Jacques Pivaudran handed over the Company to his son Marc.

Awards

To note that the Pivaudran Company was awarded on June 18th at the Palais des Congrès of Bordeaux, the Trophée des Chênes du Sud-Ouest in the Managerial Development category. The competition, organized by the bank Société Générale on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, singled out the best family-owned companies in the great South West quarter of France. A total of 432 family businesses competed on the occasion.

A fine distinction rewarding the French Group for its skills, its accumulated expertise and its innovative approach, earning the Group the recognition today of all market players. A prize awarded to all the teams of the company but also, of course, to Jacques Pivaudran, one of the main architects of this success.