LVMH appoints Cécile Cabanis as deputy finance director

Cécile Cabanis joins LVMH as deputy finance director, reporting to Jean-Jacques Guiony, the group’s CFO.

The statement from the company mentions that Guiony is preparing to handover his responsibilities to Cabanis as part of the succession planning. Details about Guiony's new responsibilities will be revealed in the future. Cabanis is set to join the LVMH executive committee.

She spearheads teams in pivotal finance roles, mastering mergers, acquisitions, and financial communications.

Throughout her 17-year tenure within the esteemed Danone Group, she ascended to the role of chief financial officer in 2015. Responsible for overseeing finance, strategy, information systems, procurement, and sustainability, Cabanis held a seat on the executive committee and board of directors.

Over the last three years, LVMH declared that Cabanis assumed the role of deputy chief executive officer at Tikehau Capital.

Cabanis began her career in 1995 at L'Oréal in South Africa. In 2000, she joined Orange as director of mergers and acquisitions before joining the Danone Group in 2004. Throughout her professional journey, Cabanis embarked on a trajectory that epitomized excellence and strategic acumen.

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