Véronique Laury | |
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Born |
France |
29 June 1965
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Title | CEO, Kingfisher |
Term | February 2015- |
Predecessor | Ian Cheshire |
Successor | incumbent |
Children | three |
Véronique Laury (born 29 June 1965) is a French businesswoman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kingfisher, a UK based retail group.
Véronique Laury was born on 29 June 1965. She attended the Sciences Po, the Paris Institute of Political Studies, or Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP).
She spent fifteen years at Leroy Merlin in France.
In September 2014, it was announced that Laury would replace Ian Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher plc, a FTSE 100 a British multinational retail company from February 2015. Laury has worked at Castorama, a subsidiary of Kingfisher, for eleven years, including roles at B&Q.
She is also known as Veronique Laury-Deroubaix. She has a daughter and two sons, and lives in Lille. She enjoys horse riding, and is a former show jumper.