Christophe Cuvillier (born 5 December 1962) is a French businessman and current chief executive officer of the European real-estate group Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.
Education Cuvillier studied at the ESADE business school in Barcelona, Spain and then the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his studies at HEC Paris, where he received his diploma in international business management in 1984."Christophe Cuvillier", lse.fr
Career 1986–2000: Lancome, L'Oreal Group
Cullivier began his business career as a sales trainee at the luxury cosmetics brand Lancôme, part of L’Oreal, in 1986. At Lancôme, he rose through the ranks to managing director of the company’s United Kingdom branch in 1992, before moving to Sydney as director of L’Oreal’s Australian Luxury Products division in 1993.
In 1995, Cuvillier returned to Lancôme as the managing director of its operations in France, and in 1998 he became director of L’Oreal’s Luxury Products Division in France.
2000–2011: Kering Group
In 2000, Cuvillier left L’Oreâl to join the Kering Group (formerly PPR) as chief operating officer of Marketing and Products at Fnac, one of its subsidiaries. In 2003, he was named Fnac’s chief operating officer of International and development, and in 2005 he became chief executive officer of Conforama, another Kering brand."Guillaume Poitrinal to be succeeded by Christophe Cuvillier as CEO of Unibail-Rodamco", (Press Release) reuters, January 30, 2013 In 2008, he was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Fnac,"Christophe Cuvillier will succeed Denis Oliviennes as Chairman and CEO of fnac", kering.com, March 24, 2008 a post he served until 2011.
2011–present: Unibail-Rodamco Cuvillier left the luxury sector in 2011, joining real-estate group Unibail-Rodamco (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield since 2018) as chief operating officer and a member of its Management Board.Myrtam Chavot, "Christophe Cuvillier takes the reins at Unibail-Rodamco", lesechos.fr, April 25, 2013 In April 2013, he succeeded Guillaume Poitrinal as chairman and CEO of the company, a position Poitrinal had held since 2005."Guillaume Poitrinal to be succeeded by Christophe Cuvillier as CEO of Unibail-Rodamco", property magazine, January 31, 2012"Unibail-Rodamco: Christophe Cuvillier officially succeeds Guillaume Poitrinal", boursier.com, April 26, 2013
Personal life Christophe Cuvillier is married to Kateri Loeb, and together they have three children. He also holds the Knight insignia of the French Legion of Honor."Management Board", unibail-rodamco.com
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