Véronique Laury

Véronique Laury
Born (1965-06-29) 29 June 1965 (age 59)
Lens, France[1]
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleFormer CEO, Kingfisher
Term2015-2019
PredecessorIan Cheshire
SuccessorThierry Garnier
Children3

Véronique Laury (born 29 June 1965) is a French businesswoman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Kingfisher, a UK based retail group, from February 2015 to September 2019.

In March 2019, it was announced that Laury would leave Kingfisher at a date to be announced following the failure of her "One Kingfisher" recovery plan and a 52.8% drop in pre-tax profits.[2][3]

Early life

Véronique Laury was born on 29 June 1965.[4][5][6] She attended the Sciences Po, the Paris Institute of Political Studies, or Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP).[7]

Career

She spent fifteen years at Leroy Merlin in France.[8][9]

Kingfisher

In September 2014, it was announced that Laury would replace Ian Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher plc, a FTSE 100 British multinational retail company from February 2015. Laury has worked at Castorama, a subsidiary of Kingfisher, for eleven years, including roles at B&Q.[10][11]

Personal life

She is also known as Veronique Laury-Deroubaix.[12] She has a daughter and two sons, and lives in Lille.[13] She enjoys horse riding, and is a former show jumper.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Véronique Laury - Who's Who".
  2. ^ Waller-Davies2019-03-20T07:09:00+00:00, Becky. "Kingfisher plans for Laury's exit as profits crash". Retail Week. Retrieved 20 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ https://kingfisher.com/index.asp?pageid=380&newsid=119 [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Kingfisher plc". Companies House. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Véronique Laury : Tout savoir sur Véronique Laury, Directrice générale de Kingfisher". Lsa-conso.fr. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Véronique Laury". Veronique-laury.dirigeants-entreprise.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Bricomag - Véronique Laury nouvelle Directrice Générale de Kingfisher". Bricomag-media.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Officer Profile | Quotes". In.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ^ Felsted, Andrea (10 September 2014). "Véronique Laury unexpected choice for Kingfisher crown". Financial Times.
  10. ^ Farrell, Sean (10 September 2014). "Kingfisher names French DIY boss Véronique Laury as new chief executive". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  11. ^ Felsted, Andrea (10 September 2014). "Véronique Laury unexpected choice for Kingfisher crown". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  12. ^ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  13. ^ Sean Farrell. "Kingfisher names French DIY boss Véronique Laury as new chief executive | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  14. ^ "FTSE 100: who are the five women bosses?". Telegraph. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive of Kingfisher
January 2015 - September 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Chief Executive of Castorama
March 2013 - December 2014 		Succeeded by


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