Groupe SEB announced the appointment of Stanislas de Gramont as Chief Operating Officer, effective as of December 3, 2018. He will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise and will be responsible for the Group’s sales and marketing functions worldwide. Stanislas de Gramont spent most of his career at Danone, where he held various executive management positions. These last four years, he was CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food Europe. Bertrand Neuschwander, the current Chief Operating Officer, will leave the Group in the coming weeks to pursue new opportunities.
The world leader in Small Household Equipment, SEB S.A. relies on 35 flagship brands (Tefal, Seb, Rowenta, Moulinex, Krups, Lagostina, All-Clad, WMF, Emsa, Supor, etc.) and a broad product portfolio:
- cookware: frying pans, saucepans, pressure cookers, utensils, etc.;
- small culinary appliances: items for electric cooking (deep fryers, rice cookers, pressure cookers, etc.), beverage preparation (coffee makers, kettles, etc.) or food preparation (blenders, food processors, etc.);
- small non-culinary household appliances: linen care equipment (irons, steam generators, steamers, steamers, etc.), vacuum cleaners, fans, and personal care equipment (hairdressing and depilation appliances, etc.).
At the end of 2023, the group operated 41 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Western Europe (34.1%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (15.2%), China (27.9%), Asia (7%), North America (10.9%) and South America (4.9%).