Kering, the French luxury goods holding company, has announced the appointment of Cédric Charbit as CEO of Balenciaga to support the development of the fashion house and further accelerate its international growth, with effect from 28 November 2016. Cédric succeeded Isabelle Guichot who made a fundamental contribution to the company’s growth and reputation on a global scale.
Cédric previously served as the Executive VP, Product and Marketing at Yves Saint Laurent. Prior to this, he was a Merchandising Director at YVL. He has held various senior positions in the luxury sector over the last sixteen years.
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With revenue generation of more than Euro 11.5 billion last year, Kering develops an ensemble of luxury houses in fashion, leather goods, jewellery and watches like Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, Pomellato, Qeelin and Ulysse Nardin.
