Résumé
Known for energizing established fashion and beauty businesses (Léonard, Courrèges) as well as for creating and managing inventive brand concepts (Belem). Expert in driving sales organizations, negotiating strategic alliances and creating new business. Areas of excellence include positioning brands, devising successful strategies, growing revenue and profits, conducting change and inspiring high achieving teams in Women’s, Men’s and Children’s fashions, Accessories, fine Fragrances and Cosmetics, Home and Lifestyle.
Main strengths and competencies:
• Strategic planning: planned overall Jean Patou fashion revival strategy; re-engineered Courrèges’ license-based business to re-establish brand DNA and relaunch global sales of original apparel, bags and shoes
• Business development: negotiated ground-breaking alliances with world-class partners such as LG Fashion for Léonard; established global distribution through proprietary and franchised retail, wholesale, licensing and travel retail
• Innovation: created novel Belem lifestyle brand concept to fund world's oldest sailing tall-ship; rejuvenated Leonard store experience with new architecture; pioneered designer electronics at Courrèges
• Collaborative team leadership: successfully led change management at overseas subsidiaries and at headquarters through entrepreneurial leadership, knowledge sharing, talent development and team empowerment
• Operations & finance: eradicated counterfeiting, increased revenue and margins, increased full-priced sell-through; successfully introduced new suppliers to fashion houses resulting in improved margins, deliveries, quality and creativity
• Personal: result-oriented, energetic, dedicated, creative, adaptable; promoted throughout career in organizations ranging from family businesses to large corporations.
Expériences professionnelles
Managing partner
NOVAMARIS , Paris - CDI
De Juin 2009 à Aujourd'hui
JEAN PATOU PARIS - Directeur Général Couture: depuis sept. 2014 direction du projet de retour de Jean Patou dans la Mode Femme - Paris & Londres.
Direction de la marque de lifestyle BELEM pour financer le Trois-mâts Belem, monument historique et le plus ancien grand voilier au monde à naviguer régulièrement:
- dépôt de la marque
- création de la plateforme de marque
- Direction Artistique
- gestion des partenariats industriels et commerciaux
- direction générale du centre de profits
President at novamaris / brand president at belem
NOVAMARIS / FONDATION BELEM (GROUPE BPCE) - PARIS
De Juin 2009 à Aujourd'hui
Responsible for creating and managing lifestyle brand BELEM for Fondation Belem, owner of the Belem, world's oldest sailing tall-ship funded by Caisse d'Epargne (French National Savings Bank).
With full P&L responsibility and reporting to Fondation Belem Chairman/Board of Directors, in charge of overall brand concept, style, product development, legal & IP, sales & marketing.
Managing creative talents, key manufacturing and distribution partners in Fashion, Accessories, Lifestyle, Home and Gourmet foods. BELEM products sold online and at 500 locations in France, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Executive vice president global sales & marketing
LEONARD FASHION S.A. PARIS
De Janvier 2008 à Juin 2009
In charge of global retail & wholesale with full P&L responsibility and executive mandate to define and implement corporate policy and strategy, reported to owner and CEO. Direct reports: 15 of which 6 heads of int'l retail subsidiaries, production & logistics. Overall responsibility over 135 Léonard boutiques and flagships in Asia, Middle-East, Europe, France + worldwide wholesale, travel retail, licensing. Core businesses: women's apparel & accessories; fragrances.
Managing partner
EXPORTECH PARIS
De Octobre 2003 à Décembre 2007
Responsible for P&L and business development of marketing and sourcing agency in fashion, beauty and home fashion.
Marketing support in international distribution for fashion brands (Scherrer, Charles Jourdan...).
Sourcing support for distributors in Asia (Senko...). Sourcing support for fashion houses (Olmetto for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Chloé, Balenciaga, Cartier).
Executive vice president business development / director at courrèges japon kk
COURREGES DESIGN S.A. PARIS & TOKYO
De Avril 1996 à Septembre 2003
Reported to Courrèges founders and owners, with global P&L, licensing and IP responsibility for Women’s / Men’s / Children's apparel and accessories, active sportswear, home fashion, lifestyle, fragrances & cosmetics. Responsible for global franchised retail and distributor wholesale.
Managing director
MONTAIGNE MARKETING PTE LTD - SINGAPORE
De Septembre 1992 à Mars 1996
Distributor of French and Italian fragrances and fashion accessories for Asia-Pacific domestic and travel retail: Escada, Paco Rabanne, Rochas, La Perla...
Managing director
PARFUMS CARON ASIA-PACIFIC - SINGAPORE
De Février 1987 à Septembre 1992
Reported to REVILLON LUXE CEO heading luxury goods division of Cora-Revillon distribution group with sales of $9.6 billion and 30 000 employees, owner of fashion and beauty brands Caron, Revillon, Ingrid Millet, Karl Lagerfeld.
May 1988 to Sep. 1992 (4 years, 5 months): in-charge of Asia-Pacific domestic & travel retail with full P&L responsibility (based in Singapore)
Feb. 1987 to May 1988 (1 year, 4 months): Export Manager, Middle East, Mediterranean, Africa (based in Paris).
Formations complémentaires
MA, Political Science - International Relations
Institut d'Etudes politiques d'Aix-en-Provence
1980 à 1983
High school; grade school
Lycée Français de New York, Grade school NYC
1967 à 1973
Associations
Parcours officiels
Langues
Anglais - Langue maternelle
Espagnol - Courant
Compétences
Centres d'intérêt
- Arts décoratifs
- Photo (primé
- publié)
- Voile classique
- Plongée
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