New Promotions as the Conglomerate Strategically Restructures the Wine and Spirits Division
The wines and spirits division of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is preparing for a major leadership restructuring. Jean-Jacques Guiony, the French luxury company’s longstanding chief financial officer, has been appointed the president and CEO of Moët Hennessy. He will be joined by Alexandre Arnault who will hold the position of deputy CEO.
Arnault has played an executive role in product, communication and industrial at Tiffany & Co. in New York since 2021. The changes were announced by LVMH’s chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault, who also named Charles Delapalme, formerly a top-level executive at Christian Dior Couture, as the president and CEO of Hennessy. The start date for Delapalme was not provided.
Guiony is set to replace Philippe Schaus who has been a part of LVMH for over two decades, serving in numerous roles and before Moët Hennessy, he ran DFS Group, in addition to working at Louis Vuitton. LVMH disclosed that Schaus will embark on a new phase of his career, focusing on non-executive roles while also supporting the new team until the first half of 2025.
At Hennessy, Delapalme will succeed Laurent Boillot, who will stay for a transition period. His new role will be announced at a subsequent date. In tandem, LVMH has named Maud Alvarez-Pereyre as the executive vice president of human resources at LVMH Group and a member of the LVMH’s executive committee. She will be assuming responsibilities previously handled by Chantal Gaemperle, who recently left the group after a 17-year tenure. Alvarez-Pereyre has been with LVMH since 2004 and took on the role of chief people and transformation officer the previous year.
In another move, Cécile Cabanis, who arrived at LVMH as deputy finance director over the summer, is set to succeed Guiony as chief financial officer starting from February 1, 2025. Lastly, Guillaume Motte, president and CEO of Sepora, will join the LVMH executive committee beginning January 1, 2025.