Leena Nair

- Leena Nair stepped in as CEO of French luxury house Chanel in January 2022 after working as the chief human resources officer for Unilever for nearly six years. - Nair is a steering committee member of the World Economic Forum’s The Future of Education (Gender and Work) and The Global Future Council on New Social Contract. She is also a board trustee of the U.K. grant-making organization the Leverhulme Trust. - Under Nair’s leadership, the high-fashion brand’s revenues grew 16% year on year to over $19.7 billion by the end of 2023. The company brought in $4.7 billion in net income. - Chanel plans to increase capital expenditure by 50% this year, making more investments in real estate and retail. In 2023, the brand had a record-breaking capital expenditure of $1.2 billion—and operating profits rose by 10.9%, to $6.4 billion.