LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton‘s reputation for grooming talents and promoting from within extends to its human resources department.
On Tuesday, the French luxury giant announced a trio of leadership appointments across geographies and business divisions.
Paula Fallowfield was named chief people officer for LVMH Americas, effective April 1. She will be based in New York and report to Maud Alvarez-Pereyre, chief human resources officer at LVMH.
According to an internal announcement seen by WWD, Fallowfield is to collaborate closely with Michael Burke, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Americas, and local leaders “to support our group’s strong ambition in the region, and cultivate proximity and growth opportunities for talents.”
Fallowfield joins LVMH Americas from Moët Hennessy, where she has served as executive vice president of human resources since 2022.
“Paula led the impactful modernization of the HR function of Moët Hennessy by fostering inclusive culture and employee engagement,” the announcement said.
A political science graduate of Iowa University, Fallowfield started her HR career in 1995 at Harrods, going on to run her own executive search firm Fallow & Co. before going in-house at Burberry, later joining Natura & Co. in a variety of roles.
Claire de Coincy
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Claire de Coincy succeeds Fallowfield at Moët Hennessy, taking on the title of chief human resources officer effective March 23. She reports to Jean-Jacques Guiony, president and CEO of LVMH’s wines and spirits division.
De Coincy has been with LVMH since 2023 as chief human resources offer of LVMH Holding & Other Activities. In that role, she “successfully partnered with our leadership teams to develop people-centric organizations, proximity and a culture of efficiency.”
LVMH’s “other activities” span from hospitality brands including Belmond, Cheval Blanc and Cova to yacht builder Royal Van Lent and such media titles as Les Echos, Le Parisien, Connaissance des Arts and Paris Match.
At Moët Hennessy, de Coincy is to focus on talent development, diversity and employee engagement. Her successor has yet to be named.
A graduate of ESCP Business School, she began her career at L’Oréal in marketing, ultimately transitioning to HR over a 15-year career at the French beauty giant. Her résumé also includes a stint at fashion house Chloé.
Anna Briem
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Finally, LVMH Fashion Group has named Anna Briem as its new chief human resources officer, effective this week, and reporting to Pietro Beccari, chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group.
Briem succeeds Vincent Coubard, who is retiring after a career spanning more than 30 years, and is tasked with leveraging the fashion group’s internal talent pool to accelerate the development of its maisons, which include Fendi, Celine, Loewe, Givenchy, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Pucci and Patou.
She joins LVMH Fashion Group from Celine, where she has been global human resources director since 2017.
A graduate of Stockholm’s Ahlströmska Skolan, Briem started her HR career at The Walt Disney Company, going on to work for BIC, PPR, L’Oréal and Chloé.
In a statement, Alvarez-Pereyre said all three women have “already proven how they stand for our group’s values and ambition; I am convinced that in their new roles, they will further support our talents to grow, learn new skills and expand their impact to drive collective performance further. These three internal mobilities are great examples of our collective commitment to develop and promote internal talents first.”
In addition, she thanked Coubard for his contributions, especially at LVMH Fashion Group “where he has been pivotal in supporting the successful development and desirability of iconic maisons and building talented organizations.”
