Senior figure to head up LVMH business in the Americas
Luxury group LVMH is reported to have appointed group veteran Michael Burke as the new head of its business in the Americas.
It has made no formal announcement about this yet, but the Wall Street Journal said it had seen an internal memo confirming not just that it was appointing Mr Burke to the role, but that he had already taken it up.
Michael Burke has held several senior positions at LVMH, most notably that of chief executive of its biggest leathergoods brand, Louis Vuitton.
At the start of 2024, he succeeded Sydney Toledano as head of the LVMH Fashion Group.
LVMH chief executive, Bernard Arnault, said on putting Mr Burke (pictured) into this new role that the move came at a “strategic time in the Americas”.
This feature in World Leather April-May explores the importance of the Americas, particularly the US, for luxury leathergoods brands as the new 2025 tariff regimes take shape.
Image credit: Jean-François Robert.
