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François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of PPR, is today announcing the appointment of Jean-Michel Noir as Chairman and CEO of Redcats Group. Jean-Michel Noir will join Redcats Group, at latest, the beginning of April 2009. As a member of PPR's Executive Committee, Jean-Michel Noir will succeed Thierry Falque-Pierrotin. His mission will be to develop Redcats Group's multi-channel strategy in order to reinforce its position as one of the world leaders in home shopping, speed up the transformation of its economic and trading model and strengthen its leadership on the web.
François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of PPR, declared: "I am very happy to welcome Jean-Michel Noir to the PPR group. Jean-Michel Noir has had a remarkable career in the retail business. His strong entrepreneurial culture, his expertise, his qualities as a manager, his determination as well as his open-mindedness persuaded me of his capacity to lead Redcats Group through a new cycle.
I am confident he will ensure the growth and continuity of Redcats Group's brands and rise to the many challenges on the horizon." Jean-Michel Noir is joining Redcats Group after eight years spent with the Vivarte Group. Since 2000, he has been member of the Executive Committee of the Vivarte Group. Chairman and CEO of La Halle aux Vêtements from 2000 to 2007, he has been Chief Operating Officer of the Vivarte Group since April 2007.
Jean-Michel Noir is 41, and holds a degree from the ESCP and an MBA from the INSEAD. He began his career in 1991, working for the Clinvest Bank in the M&A sector, in London and Paris. He then joined the Mc Kinsey where he conducted several strategy missions in the retail sector, between 1995 and 2000.
(Press Release)
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