On January 20, 2022, EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme announced that during its meeting held, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Virginie Mercier Pitre as a new Director. The Company added that this follows her recent nomination as the new President of Valoptec Association, the independent Association of the Company's employee shareholders. The Company stated that her nomination to the Board of Directors would be submitted to the shareholders vote for ratification at the next Company's annual general meeting on May 25, 2022.

The Company also stated that upon joining the Board of Directors, Mercier Pitre would also be part of its CSR Committee.