Thierry Garnier is a French businessman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kingfisher, a UK based retail group, since September 2019.

Thierry Garnier
Born (1966-03-25) 25 March 1966 (age 58)
EducationÉcole Polytechnique
École des Mines
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Kingfisher
TermSeptember 2019-
PredecessorVéronique Laury

Early life edit

Garnier earned degrees from École Polytechnique and École des Mines.[1]

Career edit

Garnier worked for Carrefour for 22 years, rising to CEO of Carrefour Asia from 2012, and was responsible for over 350 stores in China and Taiwan, with 55,000 employees, and gross sales of over €6 billion.[2][3]

In September 2019, Garnier succeeded Véronique Laury as CEO of Kingfisher plc, a FTSE 100 British multinational retail company.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Thierry Garnier". Carrefour Group.
  2. ^ Arbor, Giles (27 June 2019). "Kingfisher plc appoints Thierry Garnier as Chief Executive Officer".
  3. ^ a b Carr, Leanne (28 June 2019). "Profile: Thierry Garnier – Kingfisher's new chief executive". Retail Week.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive of Kingfisher
September 2019 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent