Printemps Group Names Former Zadig & Voltaire Chief Rémy Baume as New CEO

PARIS – After astir 9 months without a main executive, French section store radical Printemps has appointed erstwhile Zadig & Voltaire caput Rémy Baume arsenic CEO, effectual immediately.

Baume steps into the relation with much than 2 decades of acquisition spanning concern banking, consulting, retail and fashion. Most recently, helium served arsenic main enforcement serviceman of French manner marque Zadig & Voltaire, a presumption helium held from 2020 until aboriginal 2025. Prior to that, helium led childrenswear specializer Kidiliz Group and held elder enactment roles astatine Carrefour and LVMH.

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“Retail is reinventing itself, but its astir indispensable drivers—novelty, pleasure, quality, and hospitality—remain unchanged,” Baume said successful a connection Monday. “Since its origins, Printemps has been 1 of the pioneers of modern retail. It is simply a existent privilege to pb specified an iconic institution. With its committed teams and exceptional marque partners, we volition constitute unneurotic a vibrant, quality section driven by each that our epoch makes possible.”

The assignment follows an extended enactment hunt aft erstwhile CEO Jean-Marc Bellaiche near the presumption past September to articulation upscale hospitality radical Sani/Ikos.

The enactment modulation comes astatine a clip erstwhile the retailer looks to fortify its presumption crossed luxury, fashion, quality and e-commerce amid a rapidly changing retail universe.

Printemps operates 18 section stores successful France, and 2 planetary locations successful Doha, Qatar, and New York City.

Baume began his vocation astatine Morgan Stanley and McKinsey successful the U.S. In 2008, helium became manager of investments astatine LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton earlier joining Carrefour successful 2009, wherever helium oversaw strategy and translation earlier starring the retailer’s non-food concern successful France and internationally.

In 2013, Baume entered the manner satellite arsenic CEO of children’s covering institution Kidiliz Group earlier joining Zadig & Voltaire 7 years later.

“Rémy’s vocation way demonstrates his quality to harvester strategical imaginativeness with operational excellence successful a highly competitory environment. Coupled with his in-depth knowing of transformation, retail, and branding, this makes him a large plus successful securing sustainable maturation for Printemps,” the Printemps advisory committee said successful a statement.