LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s reputation for grooming talent and promoting them from within extends to its human resources department.
On Tuesday, the French luxury giant announced three leadership appointments across different geographies and business divisions.
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Paula Fallowfield has been appointed chief people officer of LVMH Americas, effective April 1. She will be based in New York and report to Maud Alvarez-Pereyre, director of human resources at LVMH.
According to an internal announcement seen by WWD, Fallowfield will collaborate closely with Michael Burke, president and CEO of LVMH Americas, and local leaders “to support our group’s strong ambition in the region and cultivate proximity and growth opportunities for talent.”
Fallowfield joins LVMH Americas from Moët Hennessy, where she served as executive vice president of human resources since 2022.
“Paula led the impactful modernization of Moët Hennessy’s human resources function by fostering inclusive culture and employee engagement,” the announcement said.
Fallowfield, a political science graduate from the University of Iowa, began her human resources career in 1995 at Harrods, then ran her own executive search firm Fallow & Co. before working in-house at Burberry and then joining Natura & Co. in a variety of roles.
Claire de Coincy succeeds Fallowfield at Moët Hennessy and takes on the role of human resources director effective March 23. He will report to Jean-Jacques Guiony, president and CEO of LVMH’s wine and spirits division.
De Coincy has been working at LVMH since 2023 as head of human resources for LVMH Holding & Other Activity. In that role, he “successfully partnered with our leadership teams to develop organizations focused on people, proximity, and a culture of efficiency.”
LVMH’s “other activities” range from hotel brands such as Belmond, Cheval Blanc and Cova to yacht builder Royal Van Lent and media titles such as Les Echos, Le Parisien, Connaissance des Arts and Paris Match.
At Moët Hennessy, de Coincy will focus on talent development, diversity and employee engagement. His successor has not yet been named.
A graduate of ESCP Business School, she began her career at L’Oréal in marketing and eventually transitioned to HR during a 15-year career at the French beauty giant. Her resume also includes a stint at fashion house Chloé.
