Our governance

François-Melchior de Polignac is Chief Executive of Maisons du Monde

François-Melchior de Polignac started his career with L’Oréal in the Financial Control team of Lancôme Italy in 1995. After three years, he joined The Boston Consulting Group in Paris. In 2000, he joined the Carrefour Group as a member of the merger & acquisition team and held several operational and functional positions in France before moving to Poland where he was notably in charge of the supermarket business unit. In 2009, he moved back to Paris leading a group organizational transformation program, driving more than €2bn efficiencies. In 2011, he was appointed CEO of Romania and then, CEO of Belgium late 2013. In 2018, he was appointed Executive Director Group merchandise, and joined the Executive Committee of the group. Since 2020, he has been the Executive Director and Zone CEO, in charge of Belgium, Romania, and Poland. He graduated from HEC in 1994 and holds a master’s degree in International Relations from The University of Cambridge.

Denis Lamoureux has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer since March 2024.

Denis Lamoureux initially worked in an international tax law firm for two years before joining LVMH, where he spent five years in tax structuring and financing. In 2008, he joined Maus Frères International, where he held various strategic roles, first creating the Tax Department for the Group’s international activities, then taking on M&A operations, before being promoted in 2017 to Executive Vice-President Finance and Administration of Lacoste, a period during which the company doubled in size.

Denis Lamoureux is a graduate of HEC Paris and holds a DESS in International Taxation.

Ingrid Crambes-Tisserand joined Maisons du Monde as Chief Human Resources Officer in september 2024. Appointment of Ingrid Crambes-Tisserand as Executive Director of Human Resources at Maisons du Monde. With more than 25 years' experience as Human Resources Director, Ingrid Crambes-Tisserand is recognised for her expertise in a variety of sectors, particularly within selective brands and major retail chains, including branch and affiliate shop networks. This diversity of experience is fully in line with Maisons du Monde's DNA and strategy. Her career has been marked by a major contribution within prestigious groups such as Galeries Lafayette, where she played a key role for six years, contributing in particular to the structuring of Human Resources and the support of shop network teams. She then joined the Coopérative U as Director of Human Resources, where she oversaw a number of innovation projects, including the digitalisation of HR processes and the redefinition of values and managerial culture in a context of unification.

Aude Rimlinger has been appointed Executive Director of Strategy with effect from 9 September 2024. A graduate of a business school, Aude began her career with strategy consultancies, where she specialised in Consumer Goods/Retail on issues of strategy, Merger & Acquisition and transformation. She has worked for a number of CAC40 groups.  In 2023, she left Kearney to join Maisons du Monde and support the group's development by defining and deploying the Inspire Everyday strategic plan.

Christophe Lapotre has been appointed Maisons du Monde's Chief Store Operations Officer, responsible for sales development and performance in the Group's 352 stores across 9 European countries. He succeeds Yohann Catherine and, as of 1 July 2023, ensures the respect, rollout and continued growth of the Maisons du Monde store concept in France and abroad. After a stint at Kiabi as Store Manager, Christophe Lapotre's international career then took off at the Celio group, where he was first the Director of Celio subsidiary in Spain and later the group's Europe Retail Director. In the words of Christophe Lapotre: "Taking on this role at Maisons du Monde will allow me to work alongside the Group's committed teams to strengthen team spirit and optimise customer satisfaction." 

The son and grandson of lighting merchants, Guillaume holds a Masters in Management specialising in Finance and began his career as a financial auditor and adviser for the telecommunications and media sector at Ernst & Young. His passion for retail saw him join France's leading department store, Galeries Lafayette-BHV. Experience in sales, procurement, trade marketing, operational marketing and data has given him solid and fully rounded expertise and enabled him to develop a strategic, operational, powerful and fine-tuned outlook.

Customer-focused and an expert in commerce, retail and customer relations in ever-changing and developing forms in our consumer society, he then joined the Louis Vuitton group as E-Retail & Clienteling Manager France & Monaco. Over more than two years, he developed the e-commerce and customer service business, which showcases Maison Louis Vuitton and drives local customer acquisition by promoting customer loyalty and knowledge through Clienteling tools. Creating value, boosting networks and promoting digital, Guillaume drives strategies that are consistent with company values.

Cédric Paris is the Supply Chain Director at Maisons du Monde.  

Responsible for the supply of products, inventory, order preparation and deliveries for all our BtoC and BtoB activities, he joined Maisons du Monde in 2017, working in the logistics subsidiary of the Distrimag Group, in which he served as Director of Operations before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2021. In his career, Cédric Paris also spent 18 years working at one of the European leaders in managed temperature logistics as a member of the Logistics Management Committee. He has held positions in Operational Management, the Key Accounts Department, the Method Studies Department and the Business Unit Department.