LVMH has named Véronique Courtois Chairman and CEO of Parfums Christian Dior and of the LVMH Group’s Beauty Division. She joins the executive committee, and will oversee the all the maisons in the Beauty Division, while retaining her role at the head of Parfums Christian Dior.
Courtois replaces Stéphane Rinderknech as head of the Beauty Division. Rinderknech is to leave the group.
Courtois joined LVMH in 2000. For 10 years, she held various responsibilities, including markets and marketing roles, before becoming Chief Marketing Officer of Guerlain in 2007. She joined Christian Dior Couture in 2010 as Marketing Director before being named Brand General Director of Parfums Christian Dior in 2012. She was appointed President and CEO of Guerlain in 2019, and then President and CEO of Parfums Christian Dior since March 2023.
LVMH also announced that Antoine Arnault, Director of Image & Environment will join the executive committee. He will oversee image, communication, and sustainable development projects, for which he has held full responsibility since 2020.