Lagardère Travel Retail has reorganized its commercial team.
The company has named Alexandre Pardo VP Global Supply Chain. A new Asia Pacific regional office will be established in Singapore under Annabelle Chung Chai Man, while Munif Mohammed continues to lead the Middle East office in Dubai.
In addition, the Central Core Merchant Division has been restructured into three departments:
The Merchant Core Duty Free, led by Guillaume Robert, will manage key duty free categories, such as perfumes & cosmetics, beverages & confectionary.
The Merchant Support, headed by Stéphane Cathelain, will manage categories like tobacco, electronics, and toy. This department will provide tools and data to improve collaboration between teams and aim to strengthen global partnerships and negotiations. Cathelain is also Deputy CEO of Extime Duty Free Paris.
The Commercial Coordination department, led by Fabio Castiglioni, will support country operations, international openings and refits, as well as coordinate commercial aspects of new projects.
Lylian Vignau, Chief Commercial & Digital Officer of Lagardère Travel Retail, said: “Our ambition is to combine the strength of local insights with global expertise. We want our teams on the ground to act quickly and adapt to each market, while our central structure drives strategic initiatives, shares best practices, and leverages synergies between our three business lines (duty free & fashion, travel essentials and dining). This balance between local responsiveness and global coordination is essential to deliver exceptional value to our partners and create innovative offers for our customers.”