Delphine Favier was appointed CEO of Montblanc Switzerland, taking over from Andreas Bösch who has relocated to Singapore as Managing Director of Montblanc South East Asia. Mrs Favier will be able to draw upon 16 years of experience with Cartier in France and Switzerland in the fields of watchmaking writing instruments and leather goods.

 

In his new capacity as Brand Director, Luca Dondi will be making the most of his sales and marketing experience to develop A. Lange & Söhne in Central, Southern and Western Europe, as well as in Russiaand the Community of Independent States. Let us hope that the two awards won by A. Lange & Söhne at the GPHG 2013 will prove a good luck charm.

 

10 years after joining Victorinox Swiss Army where he served in various capacities before taking the helm of the brand in 2007, Alexandre Bennouna was appointed CEO of Wenger and Victorinox in October within the context of regrouping the watchmaking activities of the new entity stemming from the merger of the two brands.

 

Well known in the motor-racing world for having worked with Ferrari’s commercial department and the sponsors of its Scuderia, Philippe Tardivel joined Hublot in December as Marketing Director. Valérie Grande, who had been in charge of this turbo-charged department at Hublot, has decided to take her foot off the pedal for a while.