But this week journalists on the newspaper held protests against a possible sale of of the business to
LVHM, owner of the title's main rival, La Tribune.
The other members are Sir John Rose, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce' Lee Scott, the president and chief executive of Wal-Mart' Robert Rubin, director and executive committee chairman of Citigroup' Meg Whitman, president and chief executive of eBay' James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank' Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of
LVHM' Sir Ka-shing Li, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa' and Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group.
The other members announced are Sir John Rose, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce; Lee Scott, the president and chief executive of Wal-Mart; Robert Rubin, director and executive committee chairman of Citigroup Inc; Meg Whitman, the president and chief executive of eBay; James Wolfensohn, the former president of the World Bank; Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of
LVHM; Sir Ka-shing Li, the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, and Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata Group.
Asked which labels were the worst offenders Hemingway named
LVHM, which owns Kenzo, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and Celine, and Gucci which incorporates Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney.
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (
LVHM) also announced that Gilles Hennessy will join Moet Hennessy LVMH Wines and Spirits Business Group as executive vice president of sales development, effective September 1, 2002.