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Current roles
21 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
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Not establishedNo committee role is currently confirmed by the cited sources
Qualifications
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Professional narrative

About

Laurent Mercier has served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2021, having previously served as Coty's Deputy CFO and CFO of Coty's Luxury business. Prior to joining Coty, he spent 20 years in finance at Danone, S.A., including roles as VP of Finance for its European Dairy business and CFO positions across multiple regions.

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Director

COTY INC. (NYSE: COTY)

Sep 26, 2025 – Present

Independence: Not stated

Source effective: 2025-09-26 · Observed: 2026-09-02T00:20:28.1676+00:00

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Director

COTY INC.

2025-09-26 · current

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COTY INC.

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Director at COTY INC.

2025-09-26 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-19

Chief Financial Officer at COTY INC.

Start not stated → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-19

COTY INC.COTY INC.Laurent Mercier

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Source 1 · Sec FilingCOTY DEF 14A executive officersSupports AI and ML experience, Cybersecurity experience, Executive company, Executive title, Technology background.Open source

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alpha:person:laurent-mercier-coty
Record version
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Sources

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

AI expertise · Source reportedAI expertise: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

AI governance relevance · Source reportedAI governance relevance reported from role and filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of COTY INC.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Executive company · CorroboratedExecutive at COTY INC.Supported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive function · Source reportedFinance Controls (CFO)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · CorroboratedExecutive title: Chief Financial OfficerSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Cybersecurity experience · Executive company · Executive title · Technology background

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/000102430525000052/coty-20250926.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 2, 2026

    Supports: Director at COTY INC. (NYSE: COTY)

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/000102430525000052/coty-20250926.htm

    Sec Def 14a · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 6, 2026

    Supports: Chief Financial Officer at COTY INC. (NYSE: COTY)

  4. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: AI expertise · AI governance relevance · Executive company · Executive function · Executive title

  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/000102430525000052/coty-20250926.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership