Kering has promoted Sophie Maddaloni, its longtime group tax director, to general secretary of the group, effective immediately. Maddaloni, who is based in Paris, also joins Kering's executive committee and reports to Jean-Marc Duplaix, group chief operating officer. She succeeds Mélanie Flouquet, who left Kering last May after 14 months to join investment bank Morgan Stanley. In her new role, Maddaloni is responsible for the group's governance and for safeguarding its interests, as well as for upholding the highest standards of compliance, and she oversees its legal, internal control, internal audit and security departments. Maddaloni joined Kering in 2017 and previously held international tax and legal roles at Elf Aquitaine, Alstom and Technip.
Kering SAKering promotes Sophie Maddaloni to group general secretary, a governance/compliance leadership change with no clear financial driver.
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