PARIS — Galeries Lafayette has appointed Elsa Haddad director of finance, strategy and transformation — the latest in a series of senior leadership changes at the French department store group.

Haddad, who starts on Monday, will report to chief executive officer Arthur Lemoine and join the company’s executive committee. In her new role, she will steer key transformation priorities and oversee the construction and monitoring of the company’s budget as the retailer sets to modernize.

In July, Lemoine was named as CEO of Galeries Lafayette , succeeding Nicolas Houzé, who became executive chairman of the group. Shortly after, Guillaume Houzé, longtime director of image and communications, was promoted to chief image and innovation officer, while continuing as chairman of both its art

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