Yoox Net-A-Porter has hired a new chief operating officer

Yoox Net-A-Porter has a new global chief operating officer by the name of Olivier Schaeffer.

He is due to start with the company on 21 May, he will be responsible for Yoox Net-A-Porter’s worldwide operations and technology activities and will report directly to Federico Marchetti, the group’s chief executive.

Schaeffer has been working with beauty and perfume retailer Sephora for the last 16 years, most recently as group chief operations officer. Part of his focus has been the company’s expansion to omnichannel. Prior to that, he worked with the Carrefour supermarket chain

Marchetti said: “We want to accelerate YNAP’s ambitious plans to grow globally. That’s why we asked Olivier to join us as global COO. His decades of relevant experience are a perfect fit with our needs. Olivier will be a key asset to take us through this next phase of our growth.”