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Laurent Marteau appointed L’OCCITANE Group Managing Director

The L’OCCITANE Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurent Marteau as Group Managing Director, effective 1 September 2022. Laurent Marteau will report to André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group.

Laurent comes with over 20 years of experience in the global beauty industry. He worked for the LVMH Group for 15 years, in various senior management roles and countries, before joining La Prairie Group in 2014 as VP for Global Travel Retail & Special Channels and becoming a member of the Board of Directors in the same year. In 2020, he expanded his responsibilities and was made VP for Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. He graduated from IEP Lyon and EM Lyon Business School.

André Hoffman

Vice-Chairman and CEO of the L’OCCITANE Group

We are delighted to welcome Laurent to further drive our transformation into a global, multi-brand group. His in-depth knowledge of the global beauty industry will be a real asset to accelerate our long-standing omni-channel strategy in our key markets.