{"id":746,"date":"2023-12-12T12:18:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riouoceanglass.com\/who-are-we\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:11:04","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riouoceanglass.com\/en\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector .et_pb_column_0{||  width: 60px !important; ||}&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1f3a60&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;centrer-verticalement&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector { display:flex; }&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_icon font_icon=&#8221;&#xf105;||fa||900&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;centrer-verticalement&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Who are we ?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#f1f1f1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant2&#8243; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Our Founder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.riouoceanglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/riou-11.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;RIOU OCEAN GLASS&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;centrer-verticalement&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pierre RIOU<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>President RIOU OCEAN GLASS<\/h3>\n<p>With more than 40 years of expertise and know-how in the glass industry, Pierre RIOU is embarking on a new adventure to develop its activities in the Indian Ocean. 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