Nicolas Houzé takes charge at I.A.D.S

Nicolas Houzé (aged 42) is the new President of the International Association of Department Stores in Paris. He is serving for an initial 12 months, and may extend for a further year. The General Manager of Galeries Lafayette and B.H.V. department stores succeeded Mr. Ji, President of Beijing’s department store Shin Kong Place. His father, Philippe Houzé, held the same
position in the past. The appointment of Nicolas Houzé is emblematic of the new generation, as the old department s