Kering appoints Valerie Duport as Sr VP of Communications

Kering has appointed of Valerie Duport as its Senior Vice President of Communications and Image, effective immediately. Duport will report to François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering and will be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

Her mission will be to design and implement Kering’s communications strategy and to promote its image in the luxury world. As of October 1, 2016, she will also be responsible for overseeing and accompanying Kering’s brands in the design and implementation of their respective communications strategies. Duport was previously the international director of press services and external relations at Chanel.

A French national, she began her career in the luxury sector in 1988 at Chanel in Paris, in press services for the fragrance & cosmetics division. In 1994, she joined press services for the watches and jewellery division at Chanel, which she headed in 1997. In 2008, Duport was appointed international director of press services and external relations at Chanel.