The logo of Louis Vuitton company is pictured outside a Louis Vuitton store in Kiev, Ukraine, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
FILE PHOTO: Bernard Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and Pietro Beccari, Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton, greet each other at the end of Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari has been appointed as the chief executive of LVMH's fashion division, the French luxury giant said on Tuesday.

Beccari will combine his new responsibilities with those at Louis Vuitton from January 1, the group said in a press release.

Sidney Toledano, the CEO and chairman of LVMH Fashion Group, has decided to step down from his operational role, LVMH added.

(Reporting by Mathias de Rozario in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)