FRANCE: PPR expands executive committee

By | 16 February 2012

French luxury goods group PPR is expanding its executive committee as part of its plans to better integrate the apparel group, which includes luxury brands like Gucci and the Puma sportswear line.

Chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault today (16 February) said the new membership will lead to a closer working relationship between executives. "The new top management team reflects the diversity and consistency of the PPR Group," he said.

The committee will now include Patrizio di Marco and Marco Bizzarri, chairmen and CEOs of Gucci and Bottega Veneta, respectively, as well as Puma CEO Franz Koch. It will also include PPR group managing director Jean-François Palus and recently appointed CFO Jean-Marc Duplaix.

The full executive committee comprises:

  • François-Henri Pinault, PPR Chairman & CEO
  • Jean-François Palus, PPR Group Managing Director
  • Jochen Zeitz, CEO, PPR Sport & Lifestyle division, and PPR Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Alexis Babeau, Managing Director, PPR Luxury division
  • Marco Bizzarri, Chairman & CEO, Bottega Veneta
  •  Patrizio Di Marco, Chairman & CEO, Gucci
  • Franz Koch, CEO, Puma
  • Alexandre Bompard, Chairman & CEO, Fnac
  • Jean-Michel Noir, Chairman & CEO, Redcats
  • Louise Beveridge, PPR Senior Vice-President, Communications
  • Belén Essioux Trujillo, PPR Senior Vice-President, Human Resources
  • Jean-Marc Duplaix, PPR Chief Financial Officer.

Sectors: Apparel, Retail

Companies: PPR, Gucci, Puma, Redcats

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