Jacques Lévy is CEO of the beauty products retailer Sephora Worldwide. He joined Sephora in 2003 as CEO of Sephora Europe and was appointed to his current position in 2005. In the course of his retail industry career, Lévy has held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, working with the Darty, Galeries Lafayette and Disney groups. At Disney, he held several international positions. He was first director of operations for Europe and then vice president, general manager of global franchise with the Disney Stores division. He subsequently joined the Disney Consumer Products division as vice president of retail business development, based in Los Angeles. Lévy was also the president of Staples International, the international unit of the leading office supplies group. Under his leadership, the European operations of Staples experienced a robust increase in profitability. Lévy is a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in France.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
