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Knight of the Tastevin, Knight of the jumps-plug, Member of the brotherhood of yellow wine and the County of the Jura, Knight of the brotherhood of the cheese maroilles cheese, Member of the brotherhood of the Knights of Santiago shell of the coast - Armor, Member of the order of the coteaux de Champagne, Member of the brotherhood of the major refiners of Roquefort and, last but not least, Knight in the order of agricultural merit, in the national order of the Legion of honour... If all are are not the cause, that Michel Arnoult since nearly 20 years is to those who are little discussed in the country of the Michelin Guide and the Gault Millau. She materializes in the storefronts of the pastry on the butchers stalls, in the bases of restaurants... And has a nice name: fine dining.

From electronics to food

CEO of the wholesaler Metro Cash & Carry France self-service since 1998, Michel Arnoult, sixty years, comes to be promoted to the function of international operational Director, in charge of four countries (France, Great Britain, Italy and Denmark), approximately 165 warehouses and 17,000 employees. Nothing that in France, the German group is 3.5 billion euro of turnover, which 85 in the food. Figures that pull us away from these small craftsmen, restaurants or shopping with and for which Michel Arnoult works. No noticeable tension, however, between these two poles of his professional life. The man speaks with the same gluttony of tomatoes of Vaucluse he was sent by train, the role key informatics and logistics in the good works of his business or his closeness with the firm of Renaud Dutreil, the "excellent" Minister of SMEs, the trade and crafts.

Son of champenois winemakers, quickly discouraged to return to the family farm, Michel Arnoult confesses to have never been skilful with his two hands "except to lead a good bottle and shake of his friends". Lack of knowledge "to", a former student of co sub Dijon will therefore learn to sell. First electronic equipment, without great conviction, in the American Burroughs. And then the large consumer goods, in Radial "Casino in the North of the Loire" , where it will make its classes to the direction of purchases before taking the head. Following experience as Director of purchases of Disco, the bulk of the Group subsidiary spring, will be for him an opportunity to discover the independent trade before a headhunter do the debauchery in 1987 for Metro, always as Director of purchasing.

Him who knows today about all the heads of France and Navarre but makes a point of honour to pay addition like everyone will then take his Falcon stick to convince professionals of mouth products buy from Metro, then in the process of refocusing on the food. It would seem that he will be able to convince since the German group to assign, after eleven years, the reins of the French subsidiary. A position that makes him a distant successor of... Daniel Bernard, the strong ex-homme of Carrefour.