Shiseido EMEA appoints Franck Marilly as new President and CEO

By

Sarah Ahssen

Published
Nov 16, 2017

Franck Marilly has been appointed as President and CEO of Shiseido Group Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective January 1, 2018. Marilly previously served as Managing Director Europe at Chanel's Fragrance & Beauty division. At Shiseido, he takes over from Louis Desazars, in the role since 2015, who has left the company in order to "focus on personal projects". 

Frank Marilly will oversee all of the countries and local affiliates that make up the Japanese cosmetic group's EMEA region (Shiseido, Nars...). He will also take charge of the perfume labels Dolce & Gabbana, Fragrance Designer Brands (Alaïa Paris, Elie Saab, Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Zadig & Voltaire) and Serge Lutens. 

Marilly will report to Shiseido Group President and CEO Masahiko Uotani, whose ambition is to elevate the group to be one of the top five players in the luxury sector in the EMEA region, and achieve 9% global market share of the perfume industry in the next five years.