Christophe Cuvillier

Christophe Cuvillier (born 5 December 1962) is a French businessman and current chief executive officer of the European real-estate group Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Education Cuvillier studied at the ESADE business school in Barcelona, Spain and then the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his studies at HEC Paris, where he received his diploma in international business management in 1984.

Career 1986–2000: Lancome, L'Oreal Group

Cullivier began his business career as a sales trainee at the luxury cosmetics brand Lancôme, part of L’Oreal, in 1986. At Lancôme, he rose through the ranks to managing director of the company’s United Kingdom branch in 1992, before moving to Sydney as director of L’Oreal’s Australian Luxury Products division in 1993. In 2008, he was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Fnac, a post he served until 2011.

2011–present: Unibail-Rodamco Cuvillier left the luxury sector in 2011, joining real-estate group Unibail-Rodamco (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield since 2018) as chief operating officer and a member of its Management Board. In April 2013, he succeeded Guillaume Poitrinal as chairman and CEO of the company, a position Poitrinal had held since 2005.

Personal life Christophe Cuvillier is married to Kateri Loeb, and together they have three children.