Gucci owner appoints Harry Potter actress Emma Watson as director
Actress Emma Watson, best known
for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, has been made a
director of Gucci owner, Kerig SA.
The French company named Watson
and former Credit Suisse Group AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam to its
board today, June 16.
The appointments were approved at Kerig’s annual
general meeting, the company said in a statement.
Jean Liu, president of Chinese ride-hailing
service, Didi Chuxing, was also named a director.
The appointments follow efforts by the luxury
industry to rebound from the coronavirus impact and to add diversity to their
boards.
Watson recently starred in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women.
Thiam previously
led insurer Prudential Plc for six years, before serving as he Credit Suisse’s
CEO from 2015 until February.
