Michael Beutler joined Kering as the Director of Sustainability Operationsin September 2011. Prior to Kering, Michael served 6 years at SAP in Senior Management positions including his last role as Global Director of Sustainability and Strategy for 3 years, and has worked at international corporations DHL, PWC and Ford over the last 20 years.

During his tenure at Kering, Michael has been integral to operationalizing Kering’s new sustainability department. He oversees a team to implement cross-cutting innovative approaches and is responsible for implementing Kering’s Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands’ individual Environmental Profit & Loss Accounts (E P&L) to construct the final Group E P&L, and as a core part of the next phase in the E P&L development.