Patrice Louvet

Patrice Louvet
Native name	Patrice Jean Louis Louvet
Born	1964 Saint-Cloud, France
Residence	United States
Nationality	French
Alma mater	ESCP Europe, University of Illinois
Occupation	Business executive
Years active	1989-present
Employer	Ralph Lauren
Board member of	Bacardi Limited

Patrice Louvet (born 1964) is a French business executive. The CEO and president of the Ralph Lauren Corporation since July 17, 2017, he began his career at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1989, where he held numerous executive roles across Northeast Asia,North America and Europe. In 2015 he became group president of P&G’s global beauty and hair care units, a role he held until June 30, 2017. He currently serves on the board of Bacardi Limited.

Patrice Jean Louis Louvet was born in 1964 in Saint-Cloud, France, spending his youth in both France and the United States. In 1986, Louvet graduated from ESCP Europe with a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) and earned a second MBA from the University of Illinois in 1987. During his graduate studies, he served as a marketing professor for undergraduate students and authored the book Overcoming Barriers to Entering the US Market. From 1987 until 1989, he briefly served as a Naval Officer and aide-de-camp to an Admiral in the French Navy.

In 1989, Louvet joined P&G’s marketing department in France and was appointed marketing director for Pantene’s global franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio ten years later. In 2002, he moved to Japan to become P&G’s general manager for health care and hair care in northeast Asia, returning to North America to spend four years in P&G’s hair colorant division. In 2005, he became vice president of global hair colorants, running the Clairol and Wella brands from Stamford, Connecticut.

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