Groupe SEB announced the appointment of Stanislas de Gramont as Chief Operating Officer, effective as of December 3, 2018. He will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise and will be responsible for the Group’s sales and marketing functions worldwide. Stanislas de Gramont spent most of his career at Danone, where he held various executive management positions. These last four years, he was CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food Europe. Bertrand Neuschwander, the current Chief Operating Officer, will leave the Group in the coming weeks to pursue new opportunities.