Press release_Appointments to
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APPOINTMENTS TO KERING’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kering’s Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the
Rachel Duan , a Chinese national, held several senior leadership roles inthe United States ,Japan andChina during her 25-year career at General Electric (GE). Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President ofGE and President and CEO of GE Global Markets. She will bring to Kering’s Board of Directors her vast knowledge of the Asian market together with her strong international experience in operation and corporate governance.Giovanna Melandri , a dual Italian and US national, is an economist, specializing in sustainability and cultural issues. She is President ofHuman Foundation , an organization that promotes impact economy and sustainable finance, as well as founder and global ambassador of theGlobal Steering Group for Impact Investment organization. She was a Member of the Italian Parliament for close to 20 years, being particularly invested, notably, in foreign affairs and women empowerment issues, and serving in government as Minister of Culture and as Minister for Youth Policy and Sports Activities. She chaired for 10 years theNational Museum for contemporary arts (MAXXI) inRome . In 1992, she was part of the Italian delegation to theRio de Janeiro Conference on Environment and Development, during which she contributed to the preparatory work for theClimate Convention . Kering’s Board of Directors will benefit from her expertise in sustainability, in social impacts and in sustainable finance and economics.- Dominique D’Hinnin, a French national, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications. He was Chief Financial Officer of the Lagardère group for 18 years and also Lagardère SCA Co-Managing Partner. The Board of Directors will benefit from his proven track record in senior management positions, his financial expertise and his corporate governance experience.
If the Annual General Meeting approves the corresponding resolutions, the Board of Directors will have 13 members. Of its members, 64% will be independent and 55% will be women. Six nationalities will be represented (American, British, Chinese, French, Italian, and Turkish).
These proposed appointments follow on from the departures from the Board of Directors of Jean-François Palus, now Chairman and CEO of Gucci, of
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Contacts
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Emilie Gargatte | +33 (0)1 45 64 61 20 | emilie.gargatte@kering.com |
+33 (0)1 45 64 62 53 | marie.demontreynaud@kering.com | |
Analysts/investors | ||
Claire Roblet | +33 (0)1 45 64 61 49 | claire.roblet@kering.com |
Julien Brosillon | +33 (0)1 45 64 62 30 | julien.brosillon@kering.com |
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