Fashion career profile
Amandine Ohayon
Amandine Ohayon is a French executive whose career combines luxury beauty, fashion and international brand leadership. An ESSEC graduate, she began in 1998 in retail and events at Christian Lacroix in New York, then joined L’Oréal in 2000. Over nearly two decades she held roles across the group’s luxury portfolio and became Managing Director for L’Oréal UK and Ireland. In 2018 she became CEO of Spanish bridal company Pronovias, where she served as CEO through 2023. Ohayon was appointed CEO of Stella McCartney in 2023, bringing experience across both luxury beauty and apparel. Givenchy named her Chief Executive Officer effective January 9, 2026, succeeding Alessandro Valenti; she leads the house’s business while Sarah Burton holds its separate Artistic Director role. Her profile records the sequence of appointments and preserves the distinction between executive and creative leadership.
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer, Givenchy
- Nationality
- French
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 2
- Education: ESSEC Business SchoolOhayon is an ESSEC graduate. · FashionUnited
- Career path: Christian Lacroix → L’Oréal → Pronovias → Stella McCartney → GivenchyCareer steps distinguish beauty-company management from later fashion-house CEO roles. · FashionUnited; Vogue
- Current role: Chief Executive Officer, GivenchyAppointed January 9, 2026; Sarah Burton’s Artistic Director role is separately modeled. · FashionUnited
- 1998 — Begins career at Christian LacroixStarts in retail and events in New York before moving to L’Oréal.
- 2018 — Appointed CEO of PronoviasBegins a fashion-company leadership chapter after nearly two decades in luxury beauty.
- 2023 — Appointed CEO of Stella McCartneyTakes a CEO role at the independent fashion house before moving to Givenchy.
- 2026 — Appointed CEO of GivenchyAppointment becomes effective January 9, 2026.
- 2026–Present — Chief Executive Officer — GivenchyCurrent appointment · FashionUnited
- 2023–2025 — Chief Executive Officer — Stella McCartneyHistorical appointment · Vogue