(TORONTO, ON and BOUCHERVILLE, QC) Monday, March 3, 2025 – Danone Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Angie Balian as Senior Vice-President, Marketing, e-commerce & digital starting today, Monday, March 3, 2025.

In her role, Angie will lead the development of Danone Canada’s food and beverage categories which include industry-leading brands such as Activia, Oikos, Silk, Danone, Two Good, International Delight and evian, driving brand growth, and enhancing online presence and sales of Danone’s portfolio. 

Angie joins Danone Canada with an extensive marketing and commercial leadership background in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, having been part of some of the country’s largest organizations, including Kraft and Coca-Cola, where she spent 16 years, and having contributed to building growth plans for iconic brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, smartwater, Powerade and many more.  With increasing experience and leadership positions throughout her career, Angie more recently expanded her responsibilities by managing large and complex brand businesses as Chief Brands Officer at United Natural Foods, Inc (UNFI) and Weston Foods as VP and General Manager.

“Angie is a seasoned industry executive,” said Frederic Guichard, President of Danone Canada. “I am confident her results-driven, visionary approach and proven track record in marketing will no doubt be valuable assets in our ambition to bring our iconic and leading brands to every heart and every hand in Canada.”

Angie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours from the Schulich School of Business at York University and will be based in Toronto.

About Danone Canada

Danone Canada is part of Danone, a leading global food and beverage company, with head offices in Toronto (ON) Boucherville (QC). With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal and environment impact.  As the country's largest consumer-facing certified B Corp, Danone Canada’s portfolio includes iconic pioneering brands in dairy yogurt, plant-based products, coffee creamers and beverages including: Activia, Oikos, Silk, Danone, Two Good, International Delight, evian and more. For more information about Danone Canada and its brands, visit www.danone.ca, or LinkedIn.

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Danone Canada - Media Relations: mediarelations@danone.com