attica Department Stores, a member of IDEAL Holdings, has appointed two new Board members with international expertise to enhance its growth strategy and further establish attica as the ultimate premium shopping destination in Greece.
Paolo de Cesare and Florence Rollet, executives with extensive senior management experience in leading multinational companies and renowned consumer and luxury brands globally, will now join the Board of Directors of attica department stores.
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of attica department stores, stated, "We are thrilled to welcome Paolo and Florence to the Board of Directors and look forward to collaborating with them. I am confident that their global market expertise will greatly contribute to attica's continued growth and success. On behalf of attica, I wish them every success in their new roles".
Demosthenes Boumis, CEO of the Board of Directors of attica department stores, remarked, "Today, over 5 million consumers trust attica annually for their shopping, selecting from more than 1,100 fashion and beauty brands. Paolo and Florence's expertise in developing leading brands will significantly enhance our strategic vision to elevate the shopping experience through refined aesthetic upgrading of the spaces, the introduction of contemporary and premium brands and high quality service."
Paolo de Cesare has served as Chairman of IGDS (Intercontinental Group of Department Stores) (2016-2020) with members department stores such as Selfridges, Rinascente, Le Bon Marché, Printemps, KadeWe, Nordstrom and has extensive experience in the luxury cosmetics industry and department store management in Europe, Asia and the USA. He has also served as President and CEO of Printemps, C. Director of the cosmetics company Max Factor in Japan, Chairman of Global Prestige and Skin Care and member of the Boards of Directors of INDESIT, the market leader in home appliances, and CIMPRESS. Paolo started his career at P&G, where he worked for 25 years in senior management positions.
With extensive experience in marketing in the global luxury goods market, Florence Rollet is a board member of Anora, a Scandinavian wine and spirits house and dairy company Arla Foods, and has served on the board of spirits company Rémy Cointreau. Florence started her career at Danone and Pepsi and subsequently served as C. Director France at the multinational cosmetics and beauty company Coty, Development Director for Europe at Christian Dior Perfumes, Group Vice President at Tiffany & Co (EMEA and Europe) and Chief Marketing Officer at the Swiss bank Julius Baer. Currently, she offers consulting services to fund management companies in the Luxury & Lifestyle sectors, as well as to EMLYON Business School.
