Christine Loizy

Christine Loizy currently serves as the Chairman of the management board at ESSEC Business School and has been the Director General for Primark in France since September 2013, overseeing 28 stores and a workforce of 7,000 employees. In addition to these roles, Christine holds advisory and executive positions with CCI Paris IdF and MEDEF Paris, as well as serving on the executive committee at Alliance du Commerce. Previous leadership roles include Group Strategy Director at GrandVision NV, where responsibilities encompassed 41 countries and 25 brands, and CEO positions at GrandOptical for France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as well as Solaris. With an MBA from ESSEC Business School, Christine brings extensive experience in retail management and strategy, particularly within the optical sector and large-scale business operations.