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Fortune
Prarthana Prakash

How Chanel's Leena Nair went from fashion outsider to CEO

a picture of leena nair (Credit: Shriya Patil—The The India Today Group/Getty Images)

There are many things luxury brand Chanel has come to be known for—its perfumes, handbags showcasing the company's iconic double-C logo and more recently, its first-ever Indian-origin CEO. 

The French fashion house appointed Leena Nair as its global chief in 2021, and she took over at the helm of the company last year.

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