Tarkett announced the appointment of Fabrice Barthélemy as President of the Europe Middle-East Africa (EMEA) division. Fabrice will remain a member of Tarkett's Executive Management Committee and Management Board. Fabrice joined Tarkett in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Board.

In his role overseeing M&A activity in pursuit of Tarkett's dynamic external growth strategy, Fabrice was involved in no fewer than 20 acquisitions in 8 years. These included the 2012 purchase of Tandus in the US carpet tile segment, and the 2014 deal for Desso, one of the European leaders in carpets for professional use. Tarkett also announces the appointment of Raphaël Bauer as Group Chief Financial Officer to replace Fabrice Barthélemy.

In this new role, Raphaël will become a member of the Executive Management Committee. Raphaël is currently Group Financial Controller. He joined Tarkett in 2010 as Financial Controller for the EMEA division, then became Financial Controller for Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions.

Raphaël started his career as Management Controller with Valeo, where he worked from 2002 to 2007. He then joined Rexam as Financial Manager from 2007 to 2010. These appointments will be effective as of February 13, 2017.