Paul Delaoutre
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer GALERIES LAFAYETTE

CEO of Galeries Lafayette and Chairman of BHV Paul DELAOUTRE started his career at Procter&Gamble France in 1978, where he has been in charge of launching Zest.

In 1981, he joined Mars Incorporated and held many positions around the world during 17 years such as : responsible for introducing M&M's in Europe, first marketing VP Europe in confectionery, responsible for developing Sheba in Europe, South Europe Executive VP,... He has travelled the world during this period and spent much time in the USA, contributing the Mars Incorporated global strategy.

In 1999, he joined PPR as CEO for La Redoute (leading mail order company in France), which he transformed into an international company as well as a web driven company. In 2004, Paul DELAOUTRE joined the Galeries Lafayette Group as CEO of Galeries Lafayette and Chairman of BHV. Today, he leads the transformation of these icon department store brands into modern, international, consumer and web centric brands. Paul DELAOUTRE is a graduate of ESSEC.