Véronique Laury (born 29 June 1965) is a French businesswoman, was chief executive officer (CEO) of Kingfisher, a UK based retail group, from February 2015 to September 2019.
In March 2019, it was announced that Laury would leave Kingfisher at a date to be announced following the failure of her "One Kingfisher" recovery plan and a 52.8% drop in pre-tax profits.[2][3]
Véronique Laury was born on 29 June 1965.[4][5][6] She attended the Sciences Po, the Paris Institute of Political Studies, or Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP).[7]
In September 2014, it was announced that Laury would replace Ian Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher plc, a FTSE 100 British multinational retail company from February 2015. Laury has worked at Castorama, a subsidiary of Kingfisher, for eleven years, including roles at B&Q.[9][10]
Personal life
She is also known as Veronique Laury-Deroubaix.[11] She has a daughter and two sons, and lives in Lille.[12] She enjoys horse riding, and is a former show jumper.[13]
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véronique, laury, born, june, 1965, french, businesswoman, chief, executive, officer, kingfisher, based, retail, group, from, february, 2015, september, 2019, born, 1965, june, 1965, lens, france, nationalityfrenchoccupationbusinesswomantitleformer, kingfisher. Veronique Laury born 29 June 1965 is a French businesswoman was chief executive officer CEO of Kingfisher a UK based retail group from February 2015 to September 2019 Veronique LauryBorn 1965 06 29 29 June 1965 age 57 Lens France 1 NationalityFrenchOccupationBusinesswomanTitleFormer CEO KingfisherTerm2015 2019PredecessorIan CheshireSuccessorThierry GarnierChildren3In March 2019 it was announced that Laury would leave Kingfisher at a date to be announced following the failure of her One Kingfisher recovery plan and a 52 8 drop in pre tax profits 2 3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Kingfisher 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditVeronique Laury was born on 29 June 1965 4 5 6 She attended the Sciences Po the Paris Institute of Political Studies or Institut d etudes politiques de Paris IEP 7 Career EditShe spent fifteen years at Leroy Merlin in France 8 Kingfisher Edit In September 2014 it was announced that Laury would replace Ian Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher plc a FTSE 100 British multinational retail company from February 2015 Laury has worked at Castorama a subsidiary of Kingfisher for eleven years including roles at B amp Q 9 10 Personal life EditShe is also known as Veronique Laury Deroubaix 11 She has a daughter and two sons and lives in Lille 12 She enjoys horse riding and is a former show jumper 13 References Edit Veronique Laury Who s Who Waller Davies2019 03 20T07 09 00 00 00 Becky Kingfisher plans for Laury s exit as profits crash Retail Week Retrieved 20 March 2019 https kingfisher com index asp pageid 380 amp newsid 119 dead link Kingfisher plc Companies House Retrieved 12 November 2015 Veronique Laury Tout savoir sur Veronique Laury Directrice generale de Kingfisher Lsa conso fr Retrieved 9 March 2016 Veronique Laury Veronique laury dirigeants entreprise com 20 June 2014 Retrieved 9 March 2016 Bricomag Veronique Laury nouvelle Directrice Generale de Kingfisher Bricomag media com Retrieved 9 March 2016 Officer Profile Quotes Reuters co in In reuters com Archived from the original on 9 March 2016 Retrieved 9 March 2016 Farrell Sean 10 September 2014 Kingfisher names French DIY boss Veronique Laury as new chief executive The Guardian Retrieved 10 September 2014 Felsted Andrea 10 September 2014 Veronique Laury unexpected choice for Kingfisher crown Financial Times Retrieved 10 September 2014 List of Public Companies Worldwide Letter Businessweek Businessweek Bloomberg com Retrieved 9 March 2016 Sean Farrell Kingfisher names French DIY boss Veronique Laury as new chief executive Business The Guardian Retrieved 9 March 2016 FTSE 100 who are the five women bosses Telegraph Retrieved 9 March 2016 External links EditKingfisherBusiness positionsPreceded byIan Cheshire Chief Executive of KingfisherJanuary 2015 September 2019 Succeeded byThierry GarnierPreceded by Chief Executive of CastoramaMarch 2013 December 2014 Succeeded by This article about a British businessperson born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veronique Laury amp oldid 1141121472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
