S.A. D'Ieteren N.V. to Appoint S.A. D'Ieteren N.V. as CFO, Effective Sep. 1, 2015
May 28, 2015 at 05:17 am EDT
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S.A. D'Ieteren N.V. decided to appoint Arnaud Laviolette as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the group with effect from 1 September 2015. Arnaud Laviolette worked at Caisse Privée Banque as financial analyst, then as M&A manager (1988-1996), before moving to ING Belgium in 1996, where he headed the Investment Banking division from 2000 to 2009. He then became Head of Corporate Clients in 2009 and joined the Management Board and the Board of Directors of ING Belgium in 2011, where he was responsible in particular for the commercial banking activities.
Mr. Laviolette joined the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert in 2013 as Director of Investments.
In existence since 1805, and across family generations, D'Ieteren Group (the Group) is an investment company seeking growth and value creation by building a family of businesses that reinvent their industries and search for excellence and meaningful impact. It currently owns the following businesses:
- Belron (50.30% in fully diluted economic rights at 31 December 2023, equity-accounted investee): worldwide leader in vehicle glass repair, replacement and recalibration;
- D'Ieteren Automotive (100% owned): distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Cupra, Rimac, Microlino, Maserati and Porsche vehicles in Belgium and expanding into other mobility services;
- PHE (100% in economic rights - see note 2) is a leader in the independent distribution of spare parts for vehicles in Western Europe, present in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy and Spain;
- TVH (40% owned - equity accounted-investee): leading global independent distributor for aftermarket parts for material handling, construction & industrial, and agricultural equipment;
- Moleskine (100% owned): develops and sells iconic branded notebooks and writing, travel and reading accessories through a global multichannel platform;
- D'Ieteren Immo (100% owned): groups together the Belgian real estate interests of D'Ieteren Group.