Pierre Denis (born 21 March 1964) is a French businessman. He was CEO of

Jimmy Choo Ltd Jimmy Choo is a British high-end luxury fashion house specialising in shoes, handbags, accessories and fragrances. The company, J. Choo Limited, was founded in 1996 by Malaysian Chinese couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and British ''Vogue'' ac ...

from July 2012 to March 2020.

Career

Denis is a graduate of

ESSEC The École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (more commonly ESSEC Business School or ESSEC) is a major French business and management school, with non-profit association status (French association law of 1901) founded in 1907 ...

in Paris. He began his career in perfume and cosmetics and joined LVMH in 1992. In 1999, he was appointed managing director, Asia Pacific, for

Parfums Christian Dior Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior SE. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group. ...

; in addition, he took over managing the Dior Couture Asian business in 2004. In 2006, Denis moved back to his native Paris to serve as managing director for Christian Dior Couture in

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, the

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and

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. After joining

John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer from Gibraltar. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. Since 2014, Galliano has been the creat ...

in 2008, Denis managed the business side of operations, developing the John Galliano and contemporary Galliano lines, and expanding the licensing business. He was CEO of

, from July 2012 to March 2020. He joined the company from John Galliano, where he also held the position of CEO. He was based in Jimmy Choo's London head office until March 2020. In March 2020, Denis was tipped to become CEO of Coty where he was a board member.

Personal life

He lives in London with his wife and three children.

References

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