Coty Appoints Soraya Benchikh Chief Financial Officer
Regulatory News:
Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY; PARIS: COTY) ("Coty" or "the Company") today announced the appointment of Soraya Benchikh as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 1, 2026. Benchikh succeeds Laurent Mercier.
The appointment follows the new operating structure Coty put in place on July 2, which brought commercial decision-making closer to the markets Coty serves and combined research and development, and supply chain, into a single function.
Markus Strobel, Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, said, “Soraya is a seasoned global executive with a strong track record of financial and operational leadership, and she is the right leader for Coty’s next phase. As we welcome her to Coty, I would like to sincerely thank Laurent for his leadership in strengthening Coty’s financial foundation over the past five years. He shaped a better finance organization, built greater financial discipline, and created a clear financial roadmap.”
