Kering has appointed Patrick Pruniaux, current Chief Executive Officer of Ulysse Nardin, as the new CEO of Girard-Perregaux. He will manage the group’s Swiss luxury watchmaking maisons within the watches & jewelry activities. Pruniaux will report to Albert Bensoussan, Chief Executive Officer, Watches & Jewelry Activities, Kering.
Pruniaux’s role will include devising a coherent strategy for accelerating the development of the two Maisons in international markets besides maintaining their unique characteristics, ability to innovate, and the excellence of their know-how. He has over 20 years of experience in the FMCG and luxury industries and in the watchmaking sector in particular. He spent nine years at TAG Heuer and several years at Apple, where he worked on the launch of the Apple watch before becoming MD of Apple in the UK and Ireland.
