Lagardère Travel Retail has announced the appointment of Séverine Lanthier as chief strategy and development officer. She becomes a member of Lagardère Travel Retail's Executive Committee. Séverine Lanthier joins Lagardère Travel Retail from Kering, where she has been Gucci worldwide travel retail director, and Kering Group global head of travel retail since 2015. In the newly created role of Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Séverine will oversee Business Development, Strategy and External Communication, reporting directly to Dag Rasmussen, the CEO of Lagardère Travel Retail. She will also be leading the group's innovation program. Séverine Lanthier is effectively re-joining Lagardère Travel Retail. She first joined the group in 2004 to launch operations in China where she has been CEO until 2008.