Anthony Defaut is an experienced professional in project management and innovation, currently serving as Chef de projet innovation at Leroy Merlin since October 2023. Prior to this role, Anthony held the position of Business Product Leader at ADEO Services from January 2021 to October 2023 and worked as Chef de projets de transformation at Leroy Merlin from September 2014 to January 2021, focusing on sales, customer loyalty, and commercial activity management. Earlier in the career, Anthony worked at Castorama France from January 2004 to August 2014, initially as Chef de projets, where contributions included project management across various IT and non-IT domains, and later as Coordinateur Marques propres, overseeing the visual identity of private labels. Anthony holds a Mastère in Marketing and Quality Management from SKEMA Business School, a Maîtrise in Distribution Management from the University of Lille 1, and a DUT in Business and Administration Management from the same university.