During its meeting held January 20, 2022, EssilorLuxottica's Board of Directors appointed Virginie Mercier Pitre as a new Director. This follows her recent nomination as the new President of Valoptec Association, the independent Association of EssilorLuxottica's employee shareholders. Her nomination to the Board of Directors will be submitted to the shareholders vote for ratification at the next EssilorLuxottica annual general meeting on 25 May 2022.

Upon joining the Board of Directors, Mrs. Mercier Pitre will also be part of its CSR Committee. Mrs. Mercier Pitre replaces on the Board Juliette Favre, who was President of Valoptec Association from 2015 to 2021 and served three terms on the Valoptec Board, which is the maximum allowed by the Association bylaws. Mrs. Mercier Pitre is currently VP Commercial Europe at Essilor.

She was appointed by the Valoptec Board as the new President of the Association on 15 December 2021.