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India Today
2 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Who's Chanel's Indian-origin CEO honoured with UK's CBE title
French luxury fashion house Chanel's first Indian-origin CEO, Leena Nair, was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Prince William. The award, referred to as the CBE, is part of the 2025 King's New Year's Honours list, which celebrates individuals for their exceptional service or accomplishments in the award was bestowed upon her in recognition of her contributions to the retail and consumer India-born businesswoman dedicated the honour to the Chanel team, her family, and mentors. "Honour is a word that can sometimes feel overused, but today it carries profound meaning for me as I received a CBE," she said in her statement."I am deeply grateful for the unconditional support of my family and for the wisdom and generosity of all the people at Unilever and Chanel. I share this honour with all these wonderful people who have accompanied my career journey and shaped my values," the Chanel Global CEO added."I am especially thankful to my amazing team at Chanel, to whom I dedicate this award. This inspires me to continue to lead Chanel with audacity and integrity and to strive to have a positive impact in the world," she was presented with the honour at a ceremony held at Windsor wore a violet Chanel haute couture tweed coat dress, complemented by sandals from couture shoemaker Maison Massaro, and a violet felt hat crafted by Maison Michel, both companies that are owned by the French luxury brand KOLHAPUR TO LEADING CHANELBorn in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, Nair climbed from modest beginnings to lead the prestigious French luxury her leadership, the 115-year-old family-controlled brand has bucked the luxury slowdown affecting its rivals by delivering a 16% increase in revenues in 2023, worth $20 Chanel global CEO also featured on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women list for she was the youngest Chief Human Resources Officer at Nair has served as Global CEO of Chanel since January 2022. During her tenure, the brand has boosted its support for Fondation CHANEL, one of the world's largest corporate foundations, benefiting 9 million women and girls British-Indian businesswoman is an alumnus of Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Chanel's Global CEO Leena Nair Receives UK's Commander Of The British Empire Honour
Leena Nair, the Global Chief Executive Officer of Chanel, has been honoured with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Prince William, Prince of Wales. This recognition, which is a part of the 2025 King's New Year's Honours list, celebrated her contributions to the retail and consumer sector. The CBE is one of the UK's most prestigious civilian honours, awarded special honour given to individuals for significant achievements or outstanding service to the UK in areas such as the arts, sciences, charity, public service, and business. A Chanel's official statement as quoted by Fortune read, "Leena has built a global reputation for progressive human-centered leadership, delivering holistic business impact for the long-term. Under Leena's leadership, Chanel has continued to drive its brand excellence, enhance client experience, and accelerate its sustainability commitments." British-Indian business executive Leena Nair took the helm at Chanel in January 2022. She became Chanel's first female and Indian-origin CEO. She has since been praised for her progressive, human-centric leadership style which prioritises long-term business impact and social responsibility. Under her leadership, Chanel has reportedly strengthened its brand identity, improved client engagement, and made significant progress on its sustainability goals. Notably, the company has increased its financial support to Fondation CHANEL, benefiting over 9 million women and girls worldwide. Before joining Chanel, Leena served Unilever for three decades, serving as the company's Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of their Executive Committee. She was raised in Kolhapur, India.
Sky News
18-02-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Sadiq Khan: London mayor says President Trump 'absolutely' welcome to visit UK in major U-turn
London's mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has defended his past attacks on Donald Trump, telling Sky News that standing up for the city "does mean sometimes saying boo to a goose". But in a major U-turn since calling on the government to ban the US president's 2019 UK state visit, when he was asked if Mr Trump would be welcome this time, he declared: "Absolutely!" Sir Sadiq, who was knighted in the King's New Year's Honours, was interviewed by Sky News as he hosted talks with the ambassadors of the European Union 's 27 member states at a top London hotel. In the past, the mayor has denounced the president as "ignorant" on Islam, "racist", "sexist", "a homophobe" and likened his tactics to "the fascists of the 20th century". Asked if he still held those views, he said: "President Trump has fairly and squarely won a second term. Let's judge President Trump on what he does to his second term rather than what he did in his first term. "My job as the mayor of this great city is to stand up for our values, stand up for our businesses, stand up for our people. And that does mean sometimes saying boo to a goose." And Sir Sadiq did criticise new US vice president JD Vance for claiming in a Valentine's Day speech at the Munich Security Conference that free speech was in retreat in the UK and Europe. "We had a situation a couple of days ago where it was said in words to the effect that the biggest threat facing our country and our continent is a lack of freedom of speech," said the mayor. "Woe betide me being criticised for exercising my freedom of speech. Contrary to what JD Vance might think, we have freedom of speech in this country." 6:48 Sir Sadiq was also critical of the president's threat of "trade wars and tariffs", suggesting they could damage American companies doing business in London and the UK. "London is the number one city of choice for foreign direct investment for many businesses across the globe," he said. "We've got many great American companies invested in London, whether it's in culture - Netflix and many other studios have opened recently in this great city of ours - financial institutions, legal and others currently invested in London. "We do great business with the USA in terms of services and goods. I want it to carry on. An issue with tariffs and trade wars is that there are more people who lose out from those than win from those." On another Trump state visit, which the president is known to want, the mayor said: "I'd like President Trump to come to London so he can see some of the misunderstandings he has of our city. "So he can see there is no threat to freedom of speech in this great city of ours. So he can see that actually Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs don't just tolerate each other, we respect, celebrate and embrace each other. "So he can see for himself the fact that diversity is a strength, not a weakness. He can see for himself that many people in this great city of ours and country of ours love America, love American culture, indeed in the past have loved American politics and are looking forward to working closely with him going forward." 4:13 Sir Sadiq also appeared to strike a less hostile tone in his opposition to Heathrow expansion, after previously threatening a legal challenge against a third runway. "I'm a pro-growth mayor," he said. "I'm a pro-business mayor, as evidenced by the policies of the last eight years. I want a better Heathrow, not a bigger Heathrow. "If Heathrow can come up with plans that address issues around noise, around air, around climate change, that pays for the underground M25, re-routing the A4, improvements to Southern Rail, improvements on the Piccadilly line, improvements on the Elizabeth line, we'll look at them. "Let's see what Heathrow's plans are. What the Climate Change Committee - well respected - has said [is] that any expansion of aviation must abide with our climate change commitments. Let's wait and see what Heathrow come up with." 0:57 Denying this was a change in his position, he added: " Not at all. I'm quite clear in relation to standing up for London, but also standing up for our environment, for air quality, for noise pollution and for Londoners.
