France
Security managers' transfer season is under way at French blue chip companies

France
TotalEnergies poaches new head of public affairs from Amazon France

The French oil giant has picked a former senior civil servant working for Amazon France to succeed Claire Legras as head of public affairs.

France
Kidnappings and burglaries put LVMH and other firms' security chiefs' on high alert

Recent attacks on CEOs and their families are troubling the security managers of some of France's leading companies, mainly in the luxury sector. Fears that these could increasingly be the target of organised crime are fuelling concerns, against a backdrop of rising social discontent in the country.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
JS Held works for oil firm, investigators open doors in Ukraine, LVMH safety doubts

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

SingaporeOil firm calls on JS Held sleuths

London/Kyiv/LvivUkrainian investigators fund visit by British MPs

ParisSquarcini lawsuit and job ad raise questions over LVMH security

France
TotalEnergies' security and public affairs divisions in flux

The French energy major is still without a public affairs chief, while in the security department, its head, Denis Favier, has turned down an offer to be a government minister. His division has also recently welcomed the DGSE intelligence liaison officer who was moved from public affairs.

France
France's security directors club elects woman as vice-president

The CDSE renewed its governing bodies at its general meeting in Paris on 19 June, notably appointing France Télévisions' head of security Muriel Sobry as vice-president.

France
LVMH picks new global security director

The French luxury giant LVMH is poised to reveal internally the name of its new global security director. The nominee will bring his police experience to the group's many security managers.

France
Accusations of hacking and tracking fly thick and fast in Veolia-Suez takeover battle

Suez's latest move, placing its water management operations in a foundation, comes as the company goes all out to fend off Veolia's advances. Both sides have launched a war of influence.

LVMH continues security heads overhaul

After appointing a group-level security chief, the luxury giant is now moving to replace the security heads of its key maisons, which operate with considerable autonomy.