{"id":166066,"date":"2025-05-09T13:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=166066"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:42:10","slug":"lvmh-charles-delapalme-new-ceo-and-president-of-hennessy-takes-up-his-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/lvmh-charles-delapalme-new-ceo-and-president-of-hennessy-takes-up-his-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"LVMH: Charles Delapalme, new CEO and president of Hennessy, takes up his duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>On May 1, Charles Delapalme became the new CEO and president of Hennessy, the iconic cognac house owned by the LVMH group. Succeeding Laurent Boillot, he is tasked with tackling the many challenges facing spirits in the Trump II era.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To <b>boost sales at Hennessy<\/b>, the world&#8217;s leading luxury goods company has called on <b>one of its most trusted internal talents<\/b>. Delapalme has <b>20 years of experience in the luxury sector<\/b> and has the advantage of having worked at <b>three of the group&#8217;s most iconic brands.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he is a member of the Mo\u00ebt Hennessy Executive Committee, proving his strategic importance within the group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His appointment was announced by the group last November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the departure of Laurent Boillot, who had been at the helm of Hennessy for five years, Jean Jacques Guiony, the new CEO of the LVMH group&#8217;s wine and spirits division, had been acting as interim CEO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A former Christian Dior executive<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<b>After 20 rewarding years with the LVMH group, it is with great pleasure that I join Maison Hennessy as President &amp; CEO of Hennessy<\/b>, the world leader in cognac, the H of LVMH, which has been promoting French excellence and expertise throughout the world for 260 years. 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