Rachel DUAN

About Rachel DUAN

Rachel Duan is an internationally experienced business leader with deep expertise in Asian markets, large-scale transformation, and listed-company governance. She has served as an Independent Director of Kering since 25 April 2024, bringing to the luxury group a rare combination of operating experience and board-level perspective built over a 25-year career at General Electric (GE). Kering has described her most recent executive role as Senior Vice President of GE and President & CEO of GE Global Markets, where she was responsible for driving growth across emerging markets including China, India, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. During her time at GE, Duan held several senior leadership positions, including President & CEO of GE Advanced Materials China and then Asia Pacific, President & CEO of GE Healthcare China, and President & CEO of GE China. These roles gave her broad exposure to international operations, complex commercial environments, and the management of businesses across multiple geographies and regulatory frameworks. Her career path reflects strong capabilities in strategy execution, cross-cultural leadership, and long-term value creation. Before joining Kering’s board, Duan already sat on the boards of HSBC, Sanofi, and The Adecco Group, underscoring her experience as a non-executive director in globally diversified public companies. Kering highlighted her appointment as a way to strengthen the board with her extensive knowledge of Asia and her corporate governance experience. For a group like Kering, which is navigating brand transformation and strategic execution in a competitive luxury market, her profile adds relevant international insight, operational discipline, and governance credibility.