Isabel Marant has named Catherine Jacquet as its next chief executive officer, effective June 2026, the Paris-based contemporary luxury brand announced this week. Jacquet succeeds Anouck Duranteau-Loeper, who is stepping down after a decade leading the company. The appointment, first reported by WWD on May 26, marks the brand’s first CEO transition in 10 years and arrives as Isabel Marant pursues an aggressive growth plan targeting roughly €500 million in annual revenue.
Duranteau-Loeper will remain in place through the end of June to oversee the handover, the company said. According to industry sources cited by WWD, she is expected to join Saint Laurent as CEO. That move has not been independently confirmed by Kering, Saint Laurent’s parent.
Isabel Marant, founded in 1994, generates approximately €300 million in annual revenue and operates around 40 directly owned boutiques globally, alongside e-commerce. The Isabel Marant new CEO 2026 announcement positions the brand for its next phase of expansion under fresh leadership.
Who Is Catherine Jacquet?
Jacquet joins Isabel Marant from Los Angeles-based Fear of God, where she served as chief operating officer. Before that, she was general manager at Paris-based Lemaire from 2019 to 2022, helping steer one of the most closely watched contemporary French houses through a period of accelerated international growth.
Her earlier career spans senior commercial and operational roles at Maison Michel — part of the Chanel group — as well as Courrèges, Sonia Rykiel, Paco Rabanne, Levi Strauss & Co. and Naf Naf. Jacquet is a graduate of the Institut Français de la Mode.
“I have long admired the brand’s unique heritage and distinctive identity,” Jacquet said in the company’s statement, adding that she looks forward to working with the teams “to write the next chapter.”
Industry observers note that Jacquet’s combined French and American operating experience aligns with Isabel Marant’s stated ambition to scale internationally while protecting its Parisienne brand DNA.
Anouck Duranteau-Loeper’s 10-Year Tenure
Duranteau-Loeper joined Isabel Marant from Paco Rabanne in 2015. Her decade-long run as CEO is unusually long by luxury fashion standards, where executive turnover has accelerated sharply since 2023.
Under her leadership, Isabel Marant expanded its global retail footprint, scaled menswear into a meaningful business line — now roughly 20% of total revenue — and refreshed the brand’s identity with a new logo and packaging system designed by New York-based British art director Peter Miles. She also oversaw the appointment of Sophie Condroyer as chief marketing officer in 2025.
Beyond the brand, Duranteau-Loeper was elected president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Féminine in 2021, the French industry body that oversees the official Paris womenswear show calendar. Reports linking her to the top job at Saint Laurent remain unconfirmed but, if accurate, would mark one of the more significant CEO moves in European luxury this year.
Isabel Marant’s Growth Ambitions Under New Leadership
Jacquet inherits a brand mid-scale-up. Isabel Marant has publicly targeted a €500 million revenue target within four to five years — roughly a 67% increase from current levels, according to Business of Fashion’s prior reporting.
Key pillars of the strategy include:
- Leather goods and accessories: Identified as the brand’s primary growth category.
- Menswear expansion: Already 20% of revenue and continuing to scale.
- Retail and e-commerce: Roughly 40 directly owned boutiques worldwide, with selective new market entries.
- Brand collaborations: A steady pipeline of partnerships, including a recent Havaianas x Isabel Marant flip-flop collaboration in May 2026 and a prior Converse tie-up.
The newly refreshed visual identity, executed by Peter Miles, is intended to support that scale without diluting the brand’s bohemian-luxury positioning that built it over the past three decades.
A Broader Shift in French Fashion Leadership
The Isabel Marant appointment lands amid a wider reshuffle across French and European fashion in 2026. Earlier this year, A.P.C. named its first outside artistic director, Casablanca appointed a new CEO, and Canali hired its first external creative director since 2016. American retail has seen similar movement, with Banana Republic named a new CEO this spring.
Taken together, the appointments point to an industry actively repositioning senior leadership ahead of a forecasted luxury-market rebound in the second half of 2026.
Floradress will continue to track the transition. For continuing coverage of executive moves and brand strategy, see our ongoing reporting on French luxury leadership and 2026 fashion industry news.
