Christophe Cuvillier

Christophe Cuvillier (born December 5, 1962, in Etterbeek) is a French businessman and the current Chief Executive Officer of the European real estate group Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Education

Cuvillier studied at Esade Business School in Barcelona, Spain, and later at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his education at HEC Paris, where he earned his diploma in International Business Management in 1984.

Career

Cuvillier began his business career as a sales trainee for luxury cosmetics brand Lancôme, part of L'Oréal, in 1986. At Lancôme, he rose through the ranks to become Managing Director of the company's UK subsidiary in 1992, before relocating to Sydney as Director of L'Oréal's Australian luxury division in 1993.

In 1995, Cuvillier returned to Lancôme as Managing Director of its operations in France, and in 1998 he became Director of L'Oréal's Luxury Products Division in France.

In 2000, Cuvillier left L'Oréal to join the Kering Group (formerly PPR) as Chief Marketing and Product Officer of Fnac, one of its subsidiaries.

In 2003, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for International and Development at Fnac, and in 2005 he became CEO of Conforama, another Kering brand. In 2008, he was appointed President and CEO of Fnac, a position he held until 2011.

Cuvillier left the luxury sector in 2011 and joined the real estate group Unibail-Rodamco (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield since 2018) as Chief Operating Officer and member of its Management Board. In April 2013, he succeeded Guillaume Poitrinal as Chairman and CEO of the company, a role he had held since 2005.