John Galantic

John Galantic is President and Chief Operating Officer of Chanel Inc. and Head of the Chanel.com Global Platform.

Mr. Galantic is a member of the Boards of Directors of Chanel Ltd., since 2018, Bacardi Ltd., since 2010 and AS Roma, since 2005. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chanel Foundation, since 2017. Previously, Mr. Galantic was a member of the Board of Directors of Zoom Media, in Montreal, from 2003 to 2017. Mr. Galantic was President, Coty Beauty North America, of Coty Inc., US from 2001 to 2006. He was previously President and Chief Operating Officer of KeraVision Inc., US in 2000-2001. From 1994 to 1999 he was Country Manager, Consumer Healthcare Benelux and Director of Global Consumer Healthcare of GlaxoSmithKline, in London. From 1984 to 1994 Mr. Galantic worked in Procter & Gamble Marketing and Sales positions in Health and Beauty Care, in London, Rome and New York. Mr. Galantic obtained an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Tufts University, Boston, MA, US.