Rabanne (Puig) names Renaud de Lesquen as President of Style and Magnificence

The French govt, who beforehand served as CEO of Givenchy and Dior Americas (LVMH), now oversees the style and sweetness divisions of the Puig-owned home.

“After many enriching years with L’Oreal and LVMH, I’m delighted to have joined Puig as President One Rabanne, main each Style and Perfume actions,” mentioned de Lesquen on his LinkedIn web page. “Perfume was one in every of my ’premières amours’, so returning to it right now, whereas persevering with to embrace the style aspect, feels particularly significant.“

In his new position, Renaud de Lesquen can be tasked with increasing Rabanne’s couture enterprise to ascertain the home as a whole luxurious platform, extending its imaginative and prescient throughout a wider product vary whereas reinforcing synergies between style and perfume. He brings to the position his expertise at Givenchy and deep experience in perfumery.

“Rabanne is a Maison like no different: daring, expressive, legendary, and perpetually taking part in with artistic boundaries. And, behind the power all of us love, lies an interesting heritage, wealthy in layers and nuances that the world has but to totally uncover,” defined de Lesquen on his LinkedIn web page.

A graduate of ESCP Enterprise Faculty, de Lesquen started his profession at L’Oréal in 1993, the place he spent greater than 18 years in a spread of govt roles in France and internationally, together with in the US with Lancôme and in Japan with Helena Rubinstein.

He joined LVMH in 2012 as President China for Dior Couture and Parfums. In 2016, he was appointed President and CEO North America of Dior, earlier than turning into President and CEO of Dior Americas in 2019. He then joined Givenchy in Paris in 2020 as President and CEO.