According to the company's announcement, the Board of Directors will now include Paolo de Cesare and Florence Rollet, executives with careers in top management positions in leading multinational companies and brands of consumer products and luxury goods in the global market.
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of attica department stores, emphasized that “We are delighted to welcome Paolo and Florence to the Board of Directors and look forward to working with them. I am sure that their experience and knowledge in the global market will make a decisive contribution to the strengthening and development of attica's upward trajectory. On behalf of attica, I wish them a good start in their new role."
Dimosthenis Boumis, CEO of the Board of Directors. of attica department stores, pointed out that "Today more than 5 million consumers annually trust attica for their shopping, choosing from more than 1,100 fashion and beauty brands. Paolo and Florence's expertise in the development of leading companies and brands will significantly strengthen our strategic planning which aims to continuously improve the shopping experience through the aesthetic upgrading of the spaces, the introduction of modern and premium brands and high quality service".
Paolo de Cesare has been President of IGDS (Intercontinental Group of Department Stores) (2016–2020) with department store members such as Selfridges, Rinascente, Le Bon Marché, Printemps, KadeWe, Nordstrom and has many years of experience in the luxury cosmetics industry and management department stores in Europe, Asia and the USA. He has also served as President and CEO of Printemps department stores, General Manager of Max Factor cosmetics company in Japan, President of Global Prestige and Skin Care and member of the Board of Directors. of INDESIT, leader in the home appliances market, and CIMPRESS. Paolo began his career at P&G, where he worked for 25 years in senior management positions.
With long-term experience in marketing in the global luxury goods market, Florence Rollet is a member of the Board of Directors. of Anora, a Scandinavian wine and spirits company and the dairy company Arla Foods, while he has served on the Board of Directors. of the spirits company Rémy Cointreau. Florence started her career at Danone and Pepsi and then was General Manager of France at the multinational cosmetics and beauty company Coty, Development Director for Europe at Christian Dior Perfumes, Group Vice President at Tiffany & Co (EMEA and Europe). and Chief Marketing Officer at the Swiss bank Julius Baer. He currently offers consulting services to fund management companies in the Luxury & Lifestyle sectors, as well as EMLYON Business School.
