Chanel has tapped the human sources chief from Dutch insurer Aegon as the style and wonder firm continues to reshuffle its prime government roles.
Elisabetta Caldera, 55, has been named international chief individuals and organisation officer for Chanel Ltd., succeeding Claire Isnard, 64, beginning subsequent month, the corporate informed Bloomberg News in an announcement. Isnard is retiring after greater than 17 years on the group, which had a workforce of round 38,400 staff final yr. Caldera will be a part of Chanel’s management group, reporting to chief government officer Leena Nair, and be primarily based in London.
Caldera spent greater than 4 years as international chief human sources officer at Aegon Ltd. the place she was additionally a part of the insurer’s government committee. The Italian government beforehand spent 17 years at Vodafone Group Plc in varied HR roles till 2021 when she joined Aegon.
Under CEO Nair, the previous head of HR at Unilever Plc, Chanel has been rebuilding the roster of prime managers on the firm as an older guard retires.
Chanel, identified for its No. 5 perfume, is privately owned by the billionaire brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer whose fortunes are estimated at about $43 billion every, in accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The firm, based in Paris however headquartered in London, stories its monetary efficiency yearly, typically round late May. Revenue fell 4.3 p.c to $18.7 billion in 2024 on a comparative foundation with working revenue sliding by nearly a 3rd partly resulting from heavy promoting spending and an increase in hiring.
By Angelina Rascouet
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