(AOF) – Aramis, European leader in the online sale of used cars to individuals (Aramisauto, Cardoen, Clicars and CarSupermarket), has announced the appointment of Valérie Labouré Hirsch as the group’s chief financial officer. She will sit on the executive committee and succeeds Fabrice Farcot, interim financial director of Aramis Group since January 2022.
Aged 52 and a graduate of ESCP Europe, Valérie Labouré Hirsch joined Aramis Group with 30 years of experience in the management and transformation of multinational companies. She began her career in 1991 at Arthur Andersen before joining the Nestlé Waters group in 1993. After starting out in the management control team of the French subsidiary Perrier Vittel France, she held a number of key management positions for 25 years. management within the finance function.
In May 2018, she became Managing Director in charge of finance and IT of Nestlé France where she oversaw the definition and deployment of the portfolio transformation strategy, the market reorganization and the finance & IT team.
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