A graduate of HEC Business School, Isabelle Guichot began her career at Cartier International where she held the following posts: Project Manager at Cartier Incorporated in New York (1988-89) and then Vice Secretary General (1989-91); Sales Director at Cartier International (1992-95), Chief Executive Officer of Cartier SA France (1996-99), President and Chief Executive Officer of Van Cleef & Arpels International (1999-2005) and Lancel (2003-2005).

She subsequently served in the following posts in the Pinault Printemps Redoute (PPR) group: Development Director at Gucci Group (2005-07), President and Chief Executive Officer of Sergio Rossi (2005-07) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Balenciaga SA (2007-17).

She was also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Kering Foundation. Honor: Ms. Guichot has been named a Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Officer of the French National Order of Merit. Awards: She won the Femme en Or Whirlpool Trophy in 2003 and 2004 and the Trofémina Siemens prize in 2005.