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New Global President and CEO at Sephora

Christopher de Lapuente joins company from P&G.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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LVMH named Christopher de Lapuente global president and chief executive officer of Sephora, effective March 31, 2011. All regions worldwide will report to him.

For European operations, he succeeds Jacques Levy. De Lapuente will also be a member of the LVMH Executive Committee. In this capacity, he will take on additional responsibilities within the group.

A graduate in economics of The University of Buckingham, de Lapuente who holds dual Spanish and British citizenship, joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1983. He spent the whole of his career within the Procter & Gamble Group holding positions in the UK, Spain, Turkey, Germany, and Switzerland. In 2004, he was appointed president, the youngest ever in P&G history, with responsibilities for the hair care division. Since 2007, he has been one of eight “Group Presidents” in charge of the global hair division, the second largest at P&G.



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