- Kristopher Fraser
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LVMH Moët Hennessy, the parent company of luxury fashion brands including
Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Givenchy, has named Corey Smith their new vice
president of diversity and inclusion. Smith was previously vice president
of diversity and inclusion at Major League Baseball.
“LVMH has demonstrated a deep commitment to creating opportunities for
people regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or race,”
Smith said in a statement to WWD. “I look forward to working closely with
the leadership team in North America to build on the foundation they have
in place in order to ensure that the group continues to be an inclusive,
forward-thinking and desirable place to work and that we can use the power
of our brands to effect change.”
Smith will report to Gena Smith, LVMH’s senior vice president of Human
Resources and head of global executive and creative recruitment. After this
year’s global outcry for racial justice and equality, fashion companies
have begun taking stock of what they are doing to spearhead diversity. LVMH
began working on increasing diversity ten years ago under the leadership of
Chantal Gaemperle, executive vice president of human resources and
synergies and a member of the executive committee.
LVMH has recently stressed its desire to increase diversity among
management positions, of which 26.2 percent are currently filled by
nonwhite workers. The company has also been holding unconscious bias
trainings at their corporate offices around the globe.
