Pierre Houlès appointed Chief Digital, AI and IT Officer of Kering
Kering has announced the appointment of Pierre Houlès as the Group's Chief Digital, AI and IT Officer, effective immediately. He joins the luxury group's Executive Committee.
To support Kering's operational and technological ambitions, his mission is to strengthen the Group's digital strategy and accelerate the transformation of its technological architecture. He will thus contribute to building a model that fully integrates innovations to enhance the performance and desirability of the Houses.
Pierre Houlès reports to Jean-Marc Duplaix, in his capacity as Chief Operating Officer of Kering.
"Pierre Houlès' expertise in large-scale transformation, complex systems integration, and the application of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, will be instrumental in accelerating the development of a more integrated, innovative, and forward-looking group," Kering stated in a press release.
From 2004 to 2011, Pierre Houlès led major transformation projects for Capgemini before joining the Canal+ Group, where he was appointed Chief Information Officer in 2012.
In 2016, Pierre Houlès joined the Renault Group to lead its digital transformation. He was appointed CEO of Renault Digital in 2019 and Deputy Group CIO. He also served as Chief Technology Officer for the Mobilize and Dacia brands, while maintaining his roles as Deputy Group CIO and CEO of Renault Digital.
He is a graduate of EPITA and the Sorbonne Business School.
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods, and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté.
By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. It captures these beliefs in its signature: Empowering Imagination.
In 2025, Kering had 43,731 employees and restated revenue of EUR 14.7 billion.
At the end of 2025, the Group had a network of 1,719 stores under its own management, located primarily in Western Europe (361), Japan (225), Asia-Pacific (666) and North America (308).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (5.6%), Western Europe (24.5%), Japan (7.9%), Asia/Pacific (28.6%), North America (24.2%) and other (9.2%).
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