Xilam Appoints Chief Impact Officer

Xilam Group has promoted François-Xavier de Maistre from executive VP of human resources to chief impact officer.

In the newly created role, de Maistre will be responsible for ensuring that progress is made on Xilam’s acceleration of sustainable transformation, in consultation with members of the executive board.

He will report directly to Marc du Pontavice, Xilam’s chairman and CEO.

Anne Hemery will take over as executive VP of human resources. She will continue to develop Xilam’s human resources policy, supporting the company in its growth and hiring, retaining and managing talent. She has worked for more than 15 years in various creative industries, including publishing, advertising and design.

Hemery will work in close collaboration with de Maistre.

“We are pleased that François-Xavier de Maistre will manage a portfolio of such importance, which, despite delivering remarkable results in recent years, will be expanded to make the Xilam Group an exemplary player in this field,” said du Pontavice. “He will be tasked with building engagement throughout the organization and with its stakeholders around three areas: business, people and environment. François-Xavier has held a number of senior positions in the company over the past 20 years, where he has always shown a remarkable capacity to adapt and innovate. His many strengths will be invaluable to enable the group to successfully develop its CSR approach for the coming years.”