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Kering Appoints Pierre Houlès Chief Digital, AI and IT Officer
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Kering appointed Pierre Houlès as chief digital, AI and IT officer effective immediately, the group said, and he will report to group COO Jean Marc Duplaix and join Kering’s executive committee. Houlès joins from Renault, where he led digital transformation roles since 2016; Kering said his remit is to strengthen the group’s digital strategy and accelerate technology architecture and AI integration.
Key Points
- 1Appoints Pierre Houlès as chief digital, AI and IT officer, effective immediately, joining the executive committee
- 2Highlights focus on accelerating technology architecture transformation and integrating AI across Kering’s operations
- 3Signals potential modernization of Kering’s digital stack, impacting IT vendors and luxury tech strategies
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