Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Ms. Leena Nair, Global CEO of Chanel, a French luxury fashion house, in Paris on 14 July 2023.
Prime Minister congratulated Ms. Nair for her success and invited Chanel to explore investment opportunities and collaboration potential in India.
The discussions focused on ways to promote handicrafts, khadi and skill development of artisans in India.
Leena Nair is the global chief executive of Chanel since January 2022.
As a British-Indian woman who spent decades leading human resources and company culture for consumer goods giant Unilever.
Nair, who joined the French couture-and-beauty icon during a time of transition following Karl Lagerfeld’s death in 2019, is tasked with extending the luxury label’s long-running success.
As chief executive of Chanel, she became the only woman of colour leading a major global luxury brand.
