Press release

LVMH Moët Hennessy.Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury goods Group, announces the appointment of Chantal Gaemperlé as Director of Human Resources. A graduate of Lausanne University, aged 44, she started her career with Philip Morris before joining Merrill Lynch as Director of Human Resources for Switzerland. Since 2001, she has been with Nestlé as Head of Corporate Management Development and Sourcing. «We are delighted to welcome Chantal Gaemperlé to LVMH where she will bring a great deal of talent, energy and experience », commented Bernard Arnault. Mrs. Gaemperlé will join the LVMH Group in March as a member of the Executive Committee. She succeeds Mrs. Concetta Lanciaux who is retiring from the Group to take up an external post as head of a new strategic consultancy, which will work closely with Groupe Arnault. Bernard Arnault commented: «I thank Madame Lanciaux for the exceptional quality of her work over the past twenty years and wish her every success with her new enterprise».