{"id":168523,"date":"2025-06-13T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=168523"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:10:17","slug":"kering-francois-henri-pinault-could-step-down-as-ceo-and-remain-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/kering-francois-henri-pinault-could-step-down-as-ceo-and-remain-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Kering: Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault could step down as CEO and remain chairman <img class=paid src=\/paid.png>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>According to Challenges magazine, the CEO of the luxury goods group intends to split his role and retain only the chairmanship. While an external recruit is not out of the question, one of Kering&#8217;s two deputy CEOs, Francesca Bellettini or Jean-Marc Duplaix, could succeed him as CEO.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the navy, the captain does not abandon a ship in distress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But <b>Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault, CEO of the Kering group,<\/b> believes that a different approach is probably more desirable in fashion and luxury, where a change of direction can sometimes prove beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Change in senior management<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the business magazine <b>Challenges, Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault is working<\/b> with his board of directors \u201c<b>to separate the roles of chairman and CEO of his group<\/b>.\u201d While he would remain chairman, the recruitment firm Jouve has reportedly been tasked with finding a new CEO. 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