France's Kering adds new CSO & CFO to executive committee

03 Apr '24

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Mélanie Flouquet and Armelle Poulou. Pic: Kering

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Kering appoints Mélanie Flouquet as chief strategy officer and Armelle Poulou as CFO, enhancing its Executive Committee.
This move increases the committee's female representation to 46 per cent, with 13 members, demonstrating its commitment to gender diversity and inclusive leadership.
Kering's strategic focus is on fostering a balanced and diverse executive team.

Kering announces the appointment of Mélanie Flouquet, Chief Strategy Officer, and Armelle Poulou, Chief Financial Officer, to the Group’s Executive Committee, effective immediately.

With these two appointments, the Executive Committee is now comprised of 13 members of which 46% are women:

- François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

- Francesca Bellettini, Deputy CEO, in charge of Brand Development and President and CEO of Yves Saint Laurent

- Jean-Marc Duplaix, Deputy CEO, in charge of Operations and Finance

- Grégory Boutté, Chief Client and Digital Officer

- Cédric Charbit, President and Chief Executive Officer, Balenciaga

- Raffaella Cornaggia, Chief Executive Officer, Kering Beauté

- Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer

- Mélanie Flouquet, Chief Strategy Officer

- Béatrice Lazat, Chief People Officer

- Jean-François Palus, President and CEO of Gucci

- Armelle Poulou, Chief Financial Officer

- Bartolomeo Rongone, Chief Executive Officer, Bottega Veneta

- Roberto Vedovotto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kering Eyewear

Mélanie Flouquet

A graduate of EM Lyon and a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom, Mélanie Flouquet worked at JP Morgan for 20 years where she was Managing Director leading the Luxury Goods Equity Research team. Now Kering’s Chief Strategy Officer, she joined the Group in May 2021.

Armelle Poulou

A graduate from HEC, Armelle Poulou successively held financial positions, in France and globally, at Procter&Gamble, Hewlett-Packard and EDF, before joining Kering in 2019 as Director of Corporate Finance, Treasury and Insurance. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2023.