Luc Vandevelde
During his 24-year career at the group he had experience of working in 30 countries and performed a number of operational, strategic and financial management roles, including the successful acquisition and integration of the Jacob/Suchard companies into Kraft in 1990.Luc joined Promodès in 1995, eventually becoming its CEO, replacing the French billionaire Paul-Louis Halley.He was a driving force behind the merger of Promodès with Carrefour announced in August 1999 and was appointed vice chairman.He returned in 2005 for two years as chairman of the supervisory board, orchestrating a complete overhaul of the management structure.[1][2] Known internally as Cool Hand Luc; during his time at Marks & Spencer he was responsible for restoring the company's performance, initially through a major restructuring programme, followed by a series of growth initiatives such as the launch of Per Una, Blue Harbour, the Simply Food format and the introduction of the "&more" credit and loyalty card.