Moët Hennessy: CEO Philippe Schaus disembarked, arrival of Alexandre Arnault within management

Alexandre Arnault, one of the sons of CEO Bernard Arnault, becomes deputy general director of the “Wines and spirits” branch of LVMH, the company said in a press release. Maud Alvarez-Pereyre, currently director in charge of talents and transformation of the group, will be appointed director of human resources as of December 1, to succeed Chantal Gaemperle, “laid off” a week ago according to the media La Lettre .

HR Director laid off in preparation for dismissal

The group formalized Wednesday evening in a brief press release the departure of Ms. Gaemperle, director of human resources and synergies for 17 years. On Thursday, the specialist media revealed that Chantal Gaemperle, 62, had “been laid off with a view to her dismissal”, following an internal investigation. According to him, this layoff “comes after an internal investigation lasting several months carried out by the general administration and legal affairs teams”, who were “particularly interested in the accumulation of benefits in kind received from the 75 houses of the group” (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët Hennessy…).

Philippe Schaus leaves LVMH

Philippe Schaus, current CEO of the Wines and Spirits branch to which the Moët & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot brands belong, will leave the group. Charles Delapalme will become CEO of the Hennessy brand and succeeds Laurent Boillot, “whose new functions will be communicated later”.

These appointments are in addition to several changes in the governance of the world number one luxury company. At the end of October, the CEO of the “selective distribution” division, which includes Sephora, Le Bon Marché, la Samaritaine and the luxury giant's “duty free” activity, Chris de Lapuente, also a member of the executive committee, notably took his retirement. Guillaume Motte, CEO of Sephora, will become a member of the group's executive committee as of February 1, LVMH announced Thursday.