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Article: Carcelle Retakes Helm at Vuitton.(Yves Carcelle,)(LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- December 10, 2002
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PARIS - Yves Carcelle, head of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's fashion and leather businesses, confirmed that he is taking the reins again as president and chief executive of Louis Vuitton, succeeding Marcello Bottoli, who has left the company.
This confirms a report in these columns Monday. Carcelle will continue to oversee houses such as Givenchy, Celine and Pucci, while devoting most of his energies to Vuitton, the group's star brand that contributes some 60 percent of operating profits.
A tireless executive who is always at his desk by 6 a.m. - if he's not traveling abroad - Carcelle recently appointed new presidents at Donna Karan, Fendi, Loewe ...