“Every day is a discovery, an opportunity to learn, unlearn and relearn”
A career rooted in the living world
Originally from Paris, Pascale de Pellegars moved house many times during her childhood. “We went wherever my father’s work took us. Five moves in fifteen years led me to adapt to change and to discover new territories with curiosity,” she explains.
An interest in new environments, but not only that: “I have always been passionate about living things,” she recalls. And so, after obtaining her baccalaureate, she began studying food industry engineering at the École nationale supérieure d’agronomie et des industries alimentaires in Nancy (ENSAIA).
Diploma in hand, she began her professional career with the Danone group as an R&D Quality engineer* before moving into the Sourcing and Purchasing function within the same group.
In 2010, she joined the Swedish group SCA and took charge of the Health Care Business Unit, before becoming Managing Director of Agrihub, a national purchasing centre for agricultural supplies, in 2013.
Éléphant Vert: a new challenge!
She joined the Éléphant Vert group as a consultant on value-chain projects (notably in Morocco), before being appointed Managing Director of the Group’s Moroccan subsidiary in September 2019.
“Currently, my role at Éléphant Vert Maroc is to mobilise the men and women of the organisation around our mission: to create, promote and rapidly bring innovative, high-performing and affordable biosolutions to farmers.”
Ms de Pellegars thus finds herself playing a part in the national agricultural strategy initiated by the Green Morocco Plan and consolidated by the new strategic plan “Génération Green 2020-2030”, a strategy aimed at making agriculture a lever for development in the Kingdom. “To achieve this, we must focus on developing a range of biological solutions that are accessible to all farmers in the Kingdom, making it possible to meet the challenge of high-performing, healthy and sustainable agriculture that meets consumers’ expectations,” she explains.
Morocco: a new horizon to discover
Exploring Moroccan territory and its cultural richness is now part of daily life for the Managing Director of Éléphant Vert. And yet“my ‘intimate’ relationship with Morocco is relatively recent. Since I arrived two years ago, I have been discovering the different cultural facets of this country. The richness of the language, the hospitality and kindness of its inhabitants… As Éléphant Vert is present throughout the Kingdom, I am lucky enough, alongside our teams, to be at the heart of regions unknown to me and to appreciate their particular features. …not to mention that I am trying to learn Darija!” An additional challenge for someone who also likes to devote her free time to meditation, tennis and writing. A challenge, among others, that will certainly not quench her thirst for knowledge:“I still have a great deal to accomplish, both personally and professionally… Every day remains a discovery, an opportunity to learn, unlearn and relearn.”
* involved in the design and development of new products