Olivier Mauny : Independent Director
Date of 1st appointment: April 21st, 2023
Olivier Mauny graduated from ESCP in 1982. After sixteen months with the SCAC (Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle) in Cairo in the commercial department of the French Embassy, he then joined Seita where he served as export sector manager for North Africa, the Middle East and then Western Europe for four years.
In 1988, he started working in the luxury industry, which he never left, at Yves Saint Laurent Parfums where he advanced from export marketing to international marketing (Head of Men’s Perfume Group).
In 1993, after Yves Saint Laurent was acquired by Sanofi, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Roger & Gallet, where he repositioned the brand within its original territory in the semi‑selective distribution sector (pharmacies, perfume stores, department stores, health care centers, etc.).
From 1996 until 2004, he worked for the LVMH Group as Head of Subsidiaries of Parfums Givenchy and then Chairman-CEO of Make Up For Ever where he developed a premium make‑up line for the mass market, “Yours by Make Up For Ever”.
In 2005, he became Chief Executive Officer of Lalique, which he turned around in 4 years by completely repositioning the brand.
In early 2009, he joined the Chanel group and became Chief Executive Officer of Eres, where he strengthened the network of directly operated boutiques, developed a new network of franchised boutiques and e‑commerce. Since June 2015, Olivier Mauny has been Head of Global Eyewear at Chanel’s Fashion division. In this capacity he manages the worldwide Luxottica license for eyewear, distributed wholesale as well as through Chanel’s own network (Fashion Boutiques, Beauty Perfumes and e‑commerce).
Term of office expiring at the close of the Annual General Meeting of 2026.