Philippe Blondiaux

Experience & Background

Philippe Blondiaux is the Global CFO of Chanel. Based in London, he oversees finance operations across the various divisions, regions, and activities of the company. He is in charge of modernizing the finance vision and skillsets, and bringing valuable insights to the business leadership of the company.

A French national, Blondiaux earned his MBA from Ecole de Management de Lyon and his DESCF (French Chartered Accountancy highest diploma) before starting his career with KPMG.

With the Bolloré Group for seven years, he held positions as operational CFO of various subsidiaries of the Group in Africa before moving to Nestlé where he held different CFO positions in Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Russia.

As the CFO of the Nestlé Russian/CIS Region in Moscow, Blondiaux partnered with the CEO to drive double-digit growth in a year before being promoted CFO of Nestlé Europe where he oversaw a finance organization of 3,000 people, while actively contributing to regain market share and restore profitability. As Nestlé‘s Senior VP–Corporate/Group Controller reporting to the CFO, he controlled the group strategic business units and co-piloted the group’s Strategy and Operational management along with the Group CEO, CFO, and other members of the leadership team.

Expertise & Interests

In his free time, he trains and runs marathons all over the world. He is currently developing his skills as a cyclist and is in training to compete in triathlons.