Arnaud Seon

Co-Management of the 3 subsidiaries reporting directly to Group COO. 400 employees, 45 stores, 1600 wholesale doors and corners. Management of the full scope of back office functions (40 people in Finance, Legal, Purchasing, Human resources, Facility, Retail operations, IT) - Department stores’ business model switch Management of the switch from wholesale to concession & consignment models for Galeries Lafayette in France. Due diligence, take over and integration of the company operating the Armani corners at De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Negotiation for closing the exit deals and for the new distribution agreements. Adapting and reinforcing the back office functions. Design of the new logistic and financial flows - Retail performance optimization Store network monitoring (openings, closings, relocations). Market intelligence and identifications of opportunities with brokers, relationship with landlords, lawyers. Leveraging optimization levers on the cost structure: lease negotiation, franchisee buy-back, purchasing vs renting stores, re-sizing of store. Leveraging retail performance hand in hand with the commercial team - Crisis management (Covid & “gilets jaunes”) Decision making on all matters during these difficult times: maintain governance; ensure people and asset protection; activate saving plans; preserve the rebound capacity; find agreements with partners like landlords and suppliers; maintain a 360° communication with Group HQ, local executive committee and social partners; activate state subsides.