Virginie Gatin is appointed Director of Sustainable Development and Quality

Paris, February 16, 2011- Virginie Gatin is joining the Corporate Finance and Administration Department to assume responsibility as Director of Sustainable Development and Quality, effective February 15, 2011.

Virginie Gatin (35) is a graduate of the HEC School of Business Administration and the London School of Economics, holds a Masters degree (Mastère 2) in Sustainable Development & Organizations awarded by the University of Paris Dauphine.

She began her professional career in Marketing, first joining Parfums Nina Ricci (Puig Group) in 2001 as Women’s Perfume Product Manager before moving to Parfums Christian Dior (LVMH Group) in 2005 to take responsibility as Product Manager, and subsequently Brand Manager and Group Manager, for the Women’s Perfume activity.

When studying at the University of Paris Dauphine for her Mastère 2 in Sustainable Development & Organizations, Virginie Gatin completed two internships in the French Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing in 2010, working firstly on the Urban Planning, Construction, Architecture Plan (General Directorate for National & Regional Development, Housing and Nature) and, subsequently, for the Sustainable Development Agency (Sustainable Development Commission).