US cosmetics group Coty, whose licence portfolio includes Chloé, Burberry and Boss, has recently promoted Nadège Vignaud to the role of managing director of Coty France. She succeeds Mathieu Dufresne, who took charge of Coty’s operations in China a few months ago.
Nadège Vignaud – Coty
Vignaud joined the Coty group in 2019 as global consumer & market insights director for the luxury division. In December 2022, she was appointed vice-president global commercial strategies, portfolio and business development in the same division.
“Nadège Vignaud has played a key role in our relationship with international selective [perfumery] distributors, implementing a solid portfolio management approach, and has boosted the operational quality of the Prestige division’s innovation plans,” said Coty in a press release.
Before joining the group, Vignaud worked from 2016 to 2018 at Harvey Nichols, where she was in charge of cosmetics purchasing at the department store’s Doha branch in Qatar. Prior to that, she worked at the Nestlé group, notably as head of marketing in France.
“Coty’s brand portfolio currently includes over 35 iconic cosmetics, skincare and perfume brands, and its mission is to create avant-garde beauty at the service of innovative, high-performing products. Science is our best ally. I am proud of taking the helm of Coty France, and to be able to contribute to accelerating our growth,” said Vignaud.
France is a major and long-established market for Coty, home to its fragrance production site. In September 2023, the NYSE-listed group was also listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. And in Paris, where the brand was founded in 1904 by François Coty, the group unveiled the Infiniment Coty Paris perfume brand in March 2024.
In Q2 (October-December) of the current fiscal year, the Coty group recorded a revenue of $1.67 billion, up 3%, driven by perfumes, which accounted for over 60% of the business.
