Lisa Montague is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Loewe

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, announces the appointment of Lisa Montague as Chief Executive Officer of Loewe, the celebrated Spanish leather goods and accessories Maison. She will be based in Loewe’s headquarters in Madrid and will report to Pierre-Yves Roussel, CEO LVMH Fashion Division. Lisa Montague’s knowledge of the leather goods industry and her flair for bags and accessories are perfectly suited to enhance the current development of Loewe, a Maison whose legitimacy as a luxury accessories specialist is rooted in over 160 years of leather goods craftsmanship. Lisa was until recently Chief Operating Officer at Mulberry. At Loewe, Lisa will once again work alongside Stuart Vevers who joined Loewe as Creative Director in January 2008, having previously worked at Mulberry and before that at Louis Vuitton. After studying at Middlesex Polytechnic of London, Lisa Montague started a career in fashion and retail with the Hucke and De Keyser groups. In 1998, she received accreditation from the Institute of Directors of London, while pursuing her career with Cerruti 1881, where she was successively Sales Vice President in the US, International Sales Manager and Managing Director for the UK. In 2000, she joined the Mulberry Group as Brand Director before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2003.