The talent pipeline between Renault and Kering is in full swing. Luca de Meo, formerly head of the French carmaker Renault, presented his first quarterly results as Kering’s chief executive on Wednesday.

Since his arrival at the French luxury giant, owner of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta, the tone has shifted, and not only the tone. The Italian executive has taken major decisions. While his plan for the group is due to be presented in early 2026, he has already reshaped the organisational structure.

In just a month and a half, Luca de Meo has begun to bring in trusted colleagues from Renault. Following the hire of Thomas Cuntz, former vice-president of talent management at Renault, whom the chief executive appointed director of talent development and employee engagement, on October 23, Kering announced the appointment of a new director of financial communications.

As the chief executive works to reassure the markets and give analysts confidence in his commitment to turning the French group around, he has turned to Philippine de Schonen, who has served at Renault as director of investor relations since 2021 and has also overseen mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Before joining Renault, de Schonen began her career at Carrefour, then made investor relations her speciality at Areva from 2011, followed by Plastic Omnium in 2015. She will take up the role at Kering on 3 November.

With this appointment, Claire Roblet, who has held these responsibilities for twelve years, will become Chief of Staff to the Chief Operating Officer, Jean-Marc Duplaix, to whom Philippine de Schonen will report.