Lacoste: Nicolas Préault appointed CEO of Tecnifibre (sports equipment) from 15/01/2018

Nicolas Préault, 51 years old, has been named CEO of Tecnifibre, a French brand specialised in racket sports equipment, from 15/01/2018, said Lacoste, the parent company of Tecnifibre, on 13/11/2017.

"Nicolas Préault began his professional career at Procter & Gamble, an American consumer goods group, in 1991 in the Hygiene Beauty division, and in 1996 he joined Rossignol Skis as sales and marketing director for France and Belgium. Préault was international sales director and vice-president of Dynastar USA (ski equipment) in 1998 before joining the Arena group (swimming equipment manufacturer) in 2003 as general manager of the companies Arena France and Arena France Retail, and a member of Arena Group's executive committee," explained Lacoste.

"Nicolas Préault's new assignments within the Lacoste Group will be one of the key drivers in accelerating the development of the Tecnifibre brand internationally, and his acknowledged expertise in technical sports will help bring the French brand to the forefront of a new era of tennis equipment," said Thierry Guibert, president of the…